{"id":2228009,"date":"2024-04-23T10:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T14:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-countdowns-kendrick-perkins-torn-to-pieces-by-fans-over-ridiculous-heat-celtics-take-100-stupid\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T10:21:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T14:21:50","slug":"nba-countdowns-kendrick-perkins-torn-to-pieces-by-fans-over-ridiculous-heat-celtics-take-100-stupid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-countdowns-kendrick-perkins-torn-to-pieces-by-fans-over-ridiculous-heat-celtics-take-100-stupid\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA fans criticize Kendrick Perkins for &#8220;100% Stupid&#8221; Heat-Celtics Take"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnba-countdowns-kendrick-perkins-torn-to-pieces-by-fans-over-ridiculous-heat-celtics-take-100-stupid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2228009&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>ESPN\u2064 NBA\u2062 commentator Kendrick Perkins faced backlash for his bold\u2064 prediction on \u2063the Miami Heat&#8217;s playoff fate against the Boston Celtics. Perkins claimed the Heat had no \u200cchance, even \u200dif they played flawlessly. Social media users \u2063criticized his remarks \u200das \u200b&#8221;stupid&#8221; and questioned his\u2063 basketball insights. Perkins&#8217; controversial statements added fuel to the sports media debate on sensationalism versus genuine analysis.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aaltomari\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/aaltomari\/%20\"><span>Anthony Altomari<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 23, 2024 at 4:27am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>ESPN NBA commentator Kendrick Perkins has had some outlandish takes in his career, but this one may take the cake.<\/p>\n<p>In an appearance on ESPN\u2019s \u201cNBA Countdown\u201d on Sunday to discuss the Boston Celtics\u2019 114-94 win over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their first<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lebron-james-is-unraveling-as-the-lakers-find-themselves-in-a-tailspin\/\" title=\"LeBron James Is Unraveling As The Lakers Find Themselves In A Tailspin\">-round playoff series<\/a>, Perkins declared that the series is already over, and that the Heat have no chance to win.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, he was so confident that the Heat are done for that he even said that the Heat would lose the series even if they didn\u2019t miss a single shot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Miami Heat could go 100 percent from the field and 100 percent from the three, and they\u2019re still gonna get swept in this series,\u201d Perkins said, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/heat\/kendrick-perkins-confidence-miami-heat-game-1-defeat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sports Illustrated<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cThe Miami Heat could go 100% from the field and 100% from the 3 and they\u2019re still gonna get swept in this series.\u201d \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Kendrick Perkins <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bRAf1EhVM7\">pic.twitter.com\/bRAf1EhVM7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1782130060754903061?\">April 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Perkins\u2019 take was immediately torn apart on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKendrick Perkins is 100% stupid,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaylahbbailey\/status\/1782109925130256463?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> one user on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kendrick Perkins is 100% stupid<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jaylah (@JaylahBBailey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaylahBBailey\/status\/1782109925130256463?\">April 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMath is hard for some people,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mldiffley\/status\/1782130220172030246?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> another.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Math is hard for some people<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udcdc\ud835\udcea\ud835\udcfd\ud835\udcfd \u2708\ufe0f (@mldiffley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mldiffley\/status\/1782130220172030246?\">April 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s very possible that Perkins, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/perkike01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a> of the Celtics 2008 NBA Championship squad, was merely exaggerating, hoping to get a reaction out of his co-hosts or viewers.<\/p>\n<p>If so, it\u2019s safe to say that Perkins got what he was looking for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact this guy gets pad to talk about basketball should be a crime,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dgsire\/status\/1782130256322720063?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another X user<\/a> wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, as someone with knowledge about the game of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/basketball-star-goes-viral-amazing-perspective-heartbreaking-march-madness-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">basketball<\/a>, Perkins hopefully understands that a team will probably win if they don\u2019t miss a shot.<\/p>\n<p>The point he was trying to make was that, even if the Heat are playing the best possible basketball they can, they are still no match for the talented Celtics.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Did you think this was a dumb take?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, in an attempt to try and be comical, Perkins highlights how sports media has moved away from insight and analysis, and gravitated toward clickbait and controversy.<\/p>\n<p>Perkins is no stranger to controversy himself.\u00a0 Last year, Perkins <a href=\"https:\/\/publish.twitter.com\/?query=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FSwipaCam%2Fstatus%2F1630983952000221215&#038;widget=Tweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insinuated<\/a> that NBA MVP voters were racist because they had voted for white players to win the award, despite those players not leading the league in certain statistical categories.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kendrick Perkins suggests that Nikola Jokic is winning the MVP this year because he is a white European.<\/p>\n<p>On National Television. This talking point started two weeks ago and is gotten worse and worse ever since.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ODNZX9UtQa\">pic.twitter.com\/ODNZX9UtQa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Swipa (@SwipaCam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwipaCam\/status\/1630983952000221215?\">March 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s comments like these have made sports media almost insufferable to watch.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, the sports media focus has shifted away from the sports themselves, and instead tends to focus on the personalities that present the shows.\u00a0 Combined with the constant influx of political and \u201csocial justice\u201d commentary, and it\u2019s no wonder why no one wants to listen.<\/p>\n<p>These commentators should focus on doing what they are paid to do, namely, to talk about sports, and stop trying to go viral by saying the most outlandish things they can think of.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. 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He focuses his writing on culture and politics.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Anthony Altomari is a commentary writer for the Western Journal. 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