Charles Barkley and Kendrick Perkins shall be colleagues at ESPN subsequent season, however it appears to be like like they are going to have lots to easy over between every now and then.
The ESPN analyst Perkins made some controversial feedback earlier this week in regards to the Los Angeles Lakers. Perkins gave the Lakers credit score for supposedly “saving the NBA” proper now.
Throughout TNT’s “Contained in the NBA” on Thursday, Barkley fired again at that notion.
“I noticed a fool-idiot on TV speaking about [how] the Lakers saved the NBA,” stated Barkley. “He’s an fool and a idiot … He stated the Lakers saved the NBA season. That’s as a result of them fools on the opposite community, which we gonna be working for subsequent yr, that’s all they discuss.”
Barkley additionally stated that “I need all of the smoke” and slammed each Perkins and ESPN for at all times speaking in regards to the Lakers and the Golden State Warriors whereas largely ignoring groups which are larger up within the standings just like the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder and the Cleveland Cavaliers. You’ll be able to watch Barkley’s full rant under.
Shortly afterwards, Perkins responded to Barkley in a submit to X.
“Hey @NBAonTNT would possibly wanna inform that senior citizen Charles Barkley that I’ll be round,” Perkins wrote. “When he see an fool or idiot in particular person make sure that he hold that very same power. He can come enjoying with me if he need to and imma Tackle his a– just like the numbers on a home. Straight from the 409 homeboy and we bar none and fade all #TexasBoy” (profanity edited by LBS).
Barkley, 62, has had a problem with Perkins, 40, for years now. In 2023, he slammed Perkins for having “ESPN disease.” Barkley also feuded with Perkins in 2024 after Perkins known as out some feedback that Barkley had made about Crew USA Basketball in the course of the Olympics. With the 2 former NBA large males now going at it once more in 2025, one can solely think about what issues will appear like as soon as they’re working for a similar community in 2026.
