The NBA champion, Kendrick Perkins, took his turn to critical remarks on LeBron James after the Los Angeles Lakers star interview with Pat McAfee.
Perkins, who won a championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008, challenged James’ complaint on the way the league is covered. The Lakers player told McAfee the reason he started his podcast with JJ Redick was because the coverage “had moved away from the essence of the basketball game”.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers Center Kendrick Perkins, n ° 21, reacts to the fourth quarter against New York Knicks at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on April 11, 2018. (David Richard-Usa today Sports)
“He must stop. LeBron James must stop. I am so sick with him with:” Oh, how the league is covered “, because he wanted to be covered in a certain way that he wants to be covered,” said the old Center of the NBA during the “first catch”.
“This is what it comes back with LeBron.
“And look, I’m a big fan of LeBron. … The problem I have is, one, everything that comes out of LeBron James’ mouth is not the Gospel Fichu. No. 2, we are in 2025, it’s a different era. Dammit, you have to adapt. But here is the NBA, the cover of the NBA, in my opinion, was the same since my arrival in the NBA.”
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The Los Angeles striker LeBron James, # 23, smiles after having marked during the first half of a basketball match of the NBA against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday March 2, 2024 in Los Angeles. (AP photo / Mark J. Terill)
Perkins stressed that the stars of the past, including Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson, were all criticized vigorously during their game, and the media of today are not different.
“In today’s game, these players are so sensitive. So sensitive that it simply makes no sense.”
He added that players when they enter the league, register for the good and bad criticisms that accompany him.
The Los Angeles striker LeBron James, made a gesture for a referee in the first half in match 3 of a semi-final of the NBA Basketball Western Conference against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday May 6, 2023 in Los Angeles. (AP photo / Mark J. Terill)
Perkins played in the NBA for 14 seasons. The last one arrived in 2017-2018 when he appeared in a match for the Cleveland Cavaliers. James was also on the list and the team lost against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA final.
