JJ Reddick JUST DESTROYED Kendrick Perkins

After some very controversial takes from Kendrick Perkins regarding Nikola Jokic he was finally called out to his face by JJ Reddick. Hope you enjoy.

[@advgym]

Hey, Black Folks Here. I speak for all our people when I say Kendrick Perkins ain’t our people. Carry on!

[@darrengordon-hill]

Typical black - "BLM" but also, revoking black cards

[@sepic13]

You killed it bro 😂

[@momo01243]

He ain’t one of us for sure😂

[@dreamscapemaestro3732]

Hey, White Folks Here. I speak for all our people when I say Kendrick Perkins ain’t part of the black or the white delegation. I'm guessing the Asian or Hispanic delegation ain't interested in trade talks for him either. Carry on!

[@billysikes1374]

He is a Moron, Jokic is the best player in the NBA, Luka is 2nd lol then Giannis, then Curry, then Embiid

[@LeonYuL]

It's embarrassing to see a grown man that contradicts himself then act like a baby

[@darrengordon-hill]

Now imagine sharing his race...

[@itonlycanbe1663]

@@darrengordon-hill you calling somebody racist while being racist Make it make sense 🤡🤣😂

[@tearinthebradsshaw]

@@darrengordon-hill imagine how much farther along the 1st world would be, if we weren’t babysitting these 3rd world apes

[@kevincoffey3112]

They called him big baby for a reason people

[@LeonYuL]

@@kevincoffey3112 I think that's Glen Davis

[@corvettesplus4913]

And 2 months later, we see that Joker really should have won the MVP

[@goobie4578]

Why is nobody talking about the fact that until this year, for the last 7 years EVERY mvp was the #1 rated with player efficiency rating (per). This is an objective measure of a player's overall impact on the game. Who was #1 in per the last 2 years AND this year as well? Jokic.

[@caseyhayes4590]

Jokic is career #2 PER of all time now behind only MJ. It would be insane for him to not have an MVP yet.

[@Theyorkshirepirlo]

I get what your trying to say but he wasn’t mvp this year. Amazing player though

[@caseyhayes4590]

@@Theyorkshirepirlo Mostly because of fatigue. MJ and LBJ were the best player several years they didn't win MVP. Same w joker this year.

[@TheGuesteMC]

Perkins is the perfect example of why not all former players are good choices to be analyst and commentators.

[@sheekennmove]

not only that but hes always willing to shit on somebody. if boston didnt win in 08 would we ever hear the name Kendrick Perkins again lol

[@darrenkrehoff5200]

​@@sheekennmove I still have no idea who Kendrick Perkins is. That 08 team was Garnett, Allen, Pierce, Rondo and then a bunch of subs so the stars could catch their breath.

[@googleisskynet7312]

The dude has an IQ below room temperature and zero character on top of it. Why is he even on TV?

[@HabibAbdellatifi]

snd perfect example that anti-white racism exists

[@SM-bm3zc]

USA just loves loud, non-backing down, overly opinionated people who are idiots. It's a problem

[@zlaja911]

Hi, I'm from Serbia. I watched NBA for 30 + years. Stayed up all night to marvel at players who played this beautiful game. Never have I praised, judged, criticize or hated players for the colour of their skin. In fact growing up we all wanted to be like, Magic, Jordan, Barkley, Shaq, Kobe... and then our guys started coming to NBA Divac, Kukoc, Stojaković... and we where so proud of them for compiting whit best basketball players in the world. I just can't understand this division on black / white players. You either know how to play the game and make it beautiful or you don't. Your skin color has nothing to do with it.

[@Soren_Skarsgard]

Hi, I'm from Croatia... and don't worry, cause they're all on steroids... except maybe Durant and Dončić. .... aand maybe Iverson, cause he's my favourite!-)

[@Willrocs]

Durant got on the Trenbaloney

[@chrisoliver4663]

@@Soren_Skarsgard what facts are you basing this on? wheres the facts, the FACTS!!!

[@user-tg5ck3uv8p]

Call a spade a spade brother,FACTS! PO'ME COLORBLIND

[@iceice4736]

Bravo za komentar

[@heatherhellickson9166]

As a female DENVER NUGGETS die hard fan the way the coastal elites on ESPN have treated Jokic all season is shameful. He is something that they obviously hate, a solid team player-they love their gang banger’s doing gangster things in the strip clubs after the game. What do they make of an actual humble, honest good MAN?! They trash him. He goes home to his family and he takes care of business. His wicked sense of humor completely went unnoticed. We need him and our CHILDREN need his understated persona to look up to. Our country, our children is sickened by the social media. We are tired of fighting and awful behavior. Let’s celebrate kindness, humility and compassion towards one another. What a FANTASTIC ROLE MODEL

[@zyzzyz7035]

How did Perkins even get that job?

[@monraie]

Affirmative action.

[@mosessupposes2571]

I’ve been wondering that too 😂

[@421less1]

I dunno if it's the same down there, but In canada you get tax breaks for hiring mentally handicapped people.

[@evan6711]

@@421less1 damn bro

[@DaveTMTMTL]

IMO, if your job is speaking, you should be able to speak proper English.

[@uchennaobike9574]

JJ roasted Perkins and I was pleased

[@theetruth8626]

Jj the last person to speak on something

[@malcolmhodnett8874]

@@theetruth8626 lol great useless comment

[@theetruth8626]

@@malcolmhodnett8874 no great real comment

[@poppatheegoat]

@@theetruth8626 perk on his burner

[@rapgodreloaded9259]

Perk is a troll for entertainment

[@joshuat6124]

Kendrick Perkins is one of those people where you can win an argument simply by saying nothing and letting them speak. They will help you by digger a deeper and deeper hole for themselves.

[@dragolax]

the problem though is those types of people tend to be too stupid to realize when you've cornered them in an argument and will just keep going. So if they arent self aware enough to notice when they eff up can you really beat them?

[@bat__bat]

Oh I heard the MVP trophy was changed this year for Embiid. Instead of it depicting a man dribbling a basketball, it's a golden bust of Kendrick Perkins crying. 😭🏆😭

[@josiahwyncott7519]

Apparently Perkins never watched any of these guys play a game before. Nowitzki and Nash were amazing.

[@peat381low8]

It boggles my mind Perkins doesn't know the criteria for MVP and yet has a vote on it. Give it to Chuck to vote for MVP. Hopefully he gets it soon.

[@reyleondelaselva1789]

Only ex MVP's should have votes! Not clowns like Perkins.

[@KaineTremaine]

Chuck not having a vote is another reason the MVP award is basically a joke now.. Starting with Westbrick, then Jocic last year. Idk about Nash, bc Kobe DQ because his team winning %

[@minimal1557]

Wait what... Chuck doesn't have a vote ?!

[@m.j.w.2876]

His point was the criteria is not consistent and he's right

[@jackzeldon2883]

JJ Reddick sighting Analytics he has absolutely no idea they were created by a middle aged Wht dude who counts at assist 1.3x a point & a steal is worth 3x a blocked shot - I could go on & on.... I got no prob w/ Jokic - it's the racist a/f NBA media I have an issue with - in NBA history we had ONE 4 seed & ONE 6 seed MVP in 66 YEARS & they just gifted Jokic 2 MVP"s as a 4 & 6 seed when dude gotta be subbed off b/c he's so weak on Def & he's Not a late game Closer..... Meanwhile Embiid carrying Bum Simmons & Tobias Harris - the Worst #2 & #3 of Any playoff team - getting Triple teamed & Still Dominating at Both ends taking Phila to 1 & 2 seed last few years..... This is classic racism - invented accomplishments for the European while creating obstacles for the African...... So even though MVP has been a 1 or 2 seed 98% of the time in NBA History..... NBA media CHANGE their own rules to screw Embiid & gift Jokic & now b/c Denver is a one seed they pull the one seed back out their azz to justify once again screwing over the outspoken African If the crooked NBA media just stuck to their own rules the last 2 yrs or even if they just gave Jokic One MVP as a 4 seed - No one would have a prob w/ Jokic winning this yr as a One seed but b/c they everyone Knows what occurred the last 2 yrs NBA fans AND players who look like ME know Exactly what's going on & we aint having it We heard the Same ish when Kobe & Lebron were Robbed of MVP's to give Nash fugazi MVP's - of well Nash is a One seed so we Have to give it ton him..... So over privileged Duke Boy JJ can talk all the bull ish he likes - we know what's going on

[@d.columbia9603]

Cracks me up. Listening to Perkins stuck on repeat. He got struck with facts and his brain freaked out

[@rapz85]

itsthafax! itsthafax! itsthafax!

[@---kr3zg]

I did not I did not I did not I did not I did not I did not I did not I did not I did not

[@rapz85]

@@---kr3zg I know right? It's like, dude I heard you the first 18 times. Perk's just making noise cause he's a chump and is at least aware enough to realize he's about to get owned on national tv by an up and comer analyst who actually understands the intricacies of a game you're pretending to have an in depth understanding of, and if he's allowed to make his points uninterrupted, then Perkins is going to look like a tool. I've been a fan of Reddick from his game, his shot, and his game/player analysis, but I believe I've surpassed that level of fandom and upgraded to plutonic man-crushin... Minus the plutonic... 😍

[@yegfuf]

​@@---kr3zg reminds me of that movie 'The Room' I believe it's called, "I did not hit her, I DID NAAAT"

[@slappymcgillicuddy7532]

AH DID NOT AH DID NOT

[@alvingahenda2088]

Can’t wait to see the look on Perkin’s face when Jokic wins finals MVP

[@whackeryounis]

When he mentions the races ratio of the people who voted for MVP, did he not realise that that same ratio voted all the other times an MVP was named...🤦🏽‍♂️😂

[@ElaraNightsky]

"i did.. .did .. did not " Perk was studdering like bobby boucher the waterboy😭😭

[@justinfletcher7630]

Maamaaamaamaa says..theys racists

[@pierrech22]

Perk is the devil! 😭

[@SoggySlopster]

B…but… HWHITE MAN RACIST

[@justinfletcher7630]

@@pierrech22 he's not smart enough to be the devil.. the devil at least is like the C E O of hell. PERK is like the hells make a wish kid

[@ezirulez4eva175]

@@justinfletcher7630the devil doesn’t own hell at all he’s just there cause he got nowhere else to go

[@andrik78]

Steven A Smith was so quiet tells you he wanted nothing to do with this conversation. He knew Perk was wrong

[@Puert0ricandream]

Yet he was completely gutless to tell Perk he was wrong

[@draketimmerman3837]

@@Puert0ricandream honestly i think he did the right thing by sitting back and letting JJ handle the argument one on one.

[@donhays582]

He's racist AF too, so that's why he was silent 😶

[@mosessupposes2571]

Smith is a coward. Typical little schoolyard bully.

[@Herodotus888]

@@donhays582 I don't think so. I think he has race hustlers in his ear constantly and it gets to him sometimes.

[@anthonysantos3629]

Perk is big mad that he actually played the way jokic LOOKS like he should play.

[@user-ru8bx1ig9h]

There is only one accurate thing that Perkin said, Kobe shoulda got the 2006 MVP. He dropped a 81 point game that year with a 61% fg% and carried that lakers team to the playoffs... Kobe was easily the best player in the NBA at the time.

[@manwerama]

Major props to JJ for going against this idiot and liar. He can't even say a coherent thought. If Russ was crucified, why did the voters give him the MVP? And if he thinks Russ wasn't stat padding, why is it wrong for Jokić to average a triple double? Porkins has Forrest Gump's stupidity, without the kindness.

[@nicknovic3828]

You insulting Forrest Gump

[@michachodkowski8499]

This guy is not only idiot and liar - he is pure racist...

[@manwerama]

@@michachodkowski8499 he is. It is quite telling that this kind of rethoric passes for something acceptable in the American establishment.

[@hawkeye0202]

Don't do this to Forrest Gump. 🙄

[@stevenleblanc8146]

Perk isn't wrong about Russ being crucified for stat padding. He was. It's not that everyone was crucifying him. You can't get that many people to agree on one thing. There was a segment that started off smaller and over the years got larger who kept saying Russ was padding his stats. Which he was although I would add that averaging a triple double is still impressive. Some people downplayed how good he was because of it and some people completely shit on his name allegedly because of it but probably because of something entirely different in truth. Perk is talking all kinds of hot garbage but that doesn't mean every single thing he says is wrong. Yeah Russ won MVP but that doesn't mean he wasn't getting called out at all. Perk is wrong because he wants to insinuate Jokic doesn't get the same treatment because he's white when the objective and documented truth is Jokic isn't playing garbage minutes or doing anything else that would lead people to view him as a "stat padder". If you want to call out Perk, call his ass out for saying "I'm not afraid to say" without actually finishing the damn sentence. He's not saying anything. He's insinuating and when JJ said Perk was calling MVP voters racist essentially Perk was quick to deflect. How you gonna say I'm not afraid to say something and then not say it? Come on now!

[@lexus1903]

This should have been the last day at ESPN for Perkins. I understand these ppl need to hype up stuff for ratings but this is so wrong on so many levels.

[@gtt8428]

I'll bet you $100 his not, if the situation was reversed you know he would be, What message does that send ? Who really has power ?

[@johnnyramirez3260]

If he was white it would have been

[@johnhaggerty1907]

It's always racist with this guy.The only way he can come out with crap is his way of expressing shit.

[@kevincoffey3112]

The whole race and political shit why I don't watch ESPN anymore and S.A.S

[@earthshaker5842]

​@@gtt8428 I don't think this is evidence that black people secretly hold all the power in this country. I think it actually points to the contrary, if the folks running the show actually had black people's best intentions at heart, they wouldn't allow clowns like this to remain as representation of the black community on this public forum. This just reinforces the narrative that black people are rewarded in this society for acting like childish narcissists who harbor a victim mentality, when in reality that attitude poisons the community, or at the very least annoys the hell out of everyone. Anyone who already has a bad impression of black people who sees this kind of shit all over TV is not likely to change their mind. Black folks need to call this shit out where they see it, not for anyone's sake but their own. Everyone needs good representation and this is not it.

[@tmakalpha1]

The worst thing about the whole thing is that even if Embiid deserved to win it, his MVP is tainted by Porkins's shenanigans

[@kurosan0079]

That, and his anemic playoff performance.

[@Herodotus888]

I wouldn't say that. Embiid had a fantastic season. Nobody is going to remember Perkins.

[@michaelbuto305]

@@Herodotus888How t f his performance amazing when Compares it to Jokic, jokic easily enhance 4 players in the field. Embit win because hes black.

[@aedanokelly5794]

And look at Jokic now…

[@chriscardona6292]

Doesn't JJ know that if somebody is louder than you that makes them right and you're wrong. "I STATED THE FACTS!!!"

[@rapz85]

Specifically chosen facts while omitting other "facts" which completely counter argue against my current narrative.

[@bignut5292]

Perkins lost all the little respect I had for him.

[@etanick1]

he should have never got any respect to start...ass clown he always was and is and will be

[@vizualwarrior129]

Ur error was giving him respect in the first place 🤣🤣

[@bignut5292]

@@vizualwarrior129 you right

[@whobitmyname]

My brain melts all over again every time I hear this take. There's nothing worse than someone who makes false discrimination claims. All it is is crying wolf, and it delegitimizes *real* discrimination complaints that should be getting awareness. You're part of the problem, Kendrick.

[@2neetoon]

Never thought I'd see a channel compare Magic Johnson to Steve Nash but here it is.

[@dreamscapemaestro3732]

I hope Jokic wins again and says something like "I'd like to dedicate this year's mvp award to Kendrick Perkins."

[@meatrocket1]

That would be awesome

[@marwinosborne8541]

I do too. It would prove Perkins WRONG. Lol.

[@zyerman]

It'd be great, but I don't think it's gonna happen since Jokic doesn't give a shit about the media LOL

[@zeked4200]

​@@zyermanHe did say "It's easy when you're stat padding" so he might not care, but he def hears it...

[@wc4201]

And just like that big Perk took the “Skip Bayless, Worst Sports Analyst” trophy from Nick Wright. It’s worth noting that with this one take, Perk now enjoys a significant lead over Nick in bad takes.

[@Palahume]

Yea, for reals... I've never liked Nick Wright, but at least he's not a racist. 🤦

[@Mooseman327]

@@Palahume Unfortunately, Nick Wright also hates white people. Apparently, there are no mirrors in his house.

[@brock11190]

Kendrick lost the argument in my eyes when he said axsked @5:20 😂

[@kristiaanstolt6931]

In my personal opinion, at this point. Only former MVPs should vote on mvp. And if there’s not enough voters than go to finals mvps to fill out the list.

[@TM-bb6rk]

As an Asian NBA fan, neither I’m black nor white, but I think Jokic should win the MVP this year.

[@RaptorsDot]

Why first player not to win a championship lol 😂 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnhaggerty1907]

I agree Jokic is white and Perkins is as racist as anybody I no.Shouldnt be on TV with all his comments that are distasteful

[@tommy2chips]

I agree with you

[@MrCedimaan]

@@RaptorsDot what do championships matter in regards to the "REGULAR SEASON MVP" award?

[@RaptorsDot]

@@MrCedimaan it matter mvp is a standard of player I agree jokic is good not great yet plus he doesn’t play defence as a centre which crazy in itself. But no player in nba other than nash hasn’t won chip and Barkley whatever dude should have gotten 1 mvp in my opinion

[@prim3fit643]

wow, he's so irresponsible for lying about those stats. Thank God that someone was able to check him. how embarrassing it had to be for Perk. sad.

[@caseyhayes4590]

if it was just about scoring Jokic could easily score 30-35pts a game if he wasn't effectively playing point guard every play. For that matter Magic Johnson could easily have scored more per game too if it was only about scoring. LeBron could have scored more every season too if scoring is all that matters. Really dumb to criticize big tall players like that because they are elite passers.

[@TheJustinSpire]

exactly! I had to look it up because i didnt believe him. glad i did cause he was wrong. Both Jokic mvp seasons he was in top ten in scoring

[@kofijonah4732]

The way he says time out is so hilarious

[@danakaleb4882]

Well, Jokić has just shown them who is the real MVP of 2023!

[@rexpacificussabay5771]

MVP is not only base on points.... there are lots of things to consider.

[@marcellowheeler88]

Can't tell people that these days. Most fans only care about scoring.

[@vivienneduong6541]

He knows he's f up when he gets loud(louder) and act like the principal just called his parents on TV. I never liked the Nuggests, but I'm rooting the hell out of them in the playoffs.

[@Palahume]

Exactly. I'm not a Nuggets fan but now, because of this, I want them to win the title. Lol 😆

[@DC-ml6cv]

Aayyyye, bet you guys are happy. Rooting for ya in the finals

[@Stoopid1Monkey]

Just yell over people until they cease to speak. Solid strategy.

[@Bossrich6287]

I worked at Hayes aircraft years ago and there was a old black man who worked in the tool shed,he was the most prejudice man I ever saw.

[@marycox2109]

the mvp award doesn't go to the best player in the league its supposed to go to the player that benefits & impacts their team the most.

[@KaineTremaine]

Azz pull statement. - Oscar avg 31 point triple double, same season Wilt avg 50+ points 20+ rebounds. ☝🏽 Bill Russell was MVP that year. Winning matters. (MVP trophy forever tarnished 3x by those #6 seeds Russ/Jocic. And Kareem smh missed playoffs)

[@tommydashed4205]

@@KaineTremaine You just contradicted yourself. How do people like you even figure out how to breathe?

[@scott5669]

He doesn't just hate him he also hates all the people that look like him..

[@Ozhull]

Facts, KP is obviously a bitter racist

[@Torgo1969]

We remember that U of North Carolina researchers in 2000 published a research study (discussed in The Guardian in the UK) that showed that Black teens have higher self-esteem than White teens. And that this unearned and overblown self-regard is based on skin color alone and it comes from their fellow Black peers and their family. In other words, from "The Black Community". Contrast this to the experience of Whites and Asians in the US, who are told that our skin color means absolutely nothing and that we had better study hard, haul ass, and stay out of trouble if we want to escape our lowborn origins and succeed in life for the long term. My high school friends in notoriously depressing Upstate New York in the 1980s needed this motivation and we ended up in places like Cornell and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Every child deserves an incentive to excel and advance, and telling them the truth of what exactly they need to do to escape a lowborn origin is what they need. They do NOT need an assurance that they are perfect and special the way they are! Necessity is and always will be the mother of effort.

[@terryhughes7196]

That's why it's hard for me to watch the NBA anymore as I get older working paycheck to paycheck watching these guys making multi-million dollars a year just talking about a game that they're wrong on 75% of the time.

[@page8301]

Excuse me, why should Nash not have won it? He led a bottom of the barrel team to the best record within a year despite the team staying basically the same apart from him taking over command on the court. He absolutely had a case for MvP based on that alone just like Bird had a case, and in fact should have imho, to win finals MvP in 81. I do not mind that people argue for Kobe since Kobe was terrific and absolutely had a legit case too but come on.

[@juanio7036]

If jokic doesn’t win it it’s because of voter fatigue that’s the only reason he loses cause he is clearly the mvp

[@leonardshevlin7260]

What stands out about Nash, Nowitzki and Jokić is that they were born and raised outside the United States, where white basketball players aren't discriminated against.

[@bearpayton34]

Speaking LOUDER means you are correct and the other person is wrong. Also, hollering means you’re facts are true . And constantly repeating the same word at a high volume ALSO means you’re correct and the other person is wrong. Remember this kids and adults

[@Ssjangel3]

Perk got absolutely destroyed. Especially at the very end

[@AbysmaI]

I love the grimace Stephen A makes when Kendrick mentions the voter race stats

[@mosessupposes2571]

But he didn’t say a word. Smith is a loudmouth coward.

[@ghiandesilva9142]

Steven A not any better as he sat back and let that racist Perkins ramble on and it was only JJ that called him out.

[@comcham1]

ESPN had to apologize for this clown saying the voters for the MVP were 80%. That was yet another lie.

[@taraloren37]

The award should be called ""Player of the Year"..MVP is very ambiguous..Jokic's stats would be POY worthy each of the last 3 seasons

[@MrGameKiller8]

Nash deserved those MVP’s. The man was running a new super fast offense and busting teams up. It just didn’t work in the playoffs when teams really forced a slower pace.

[@remar-6]

Steven A’s face during this 😂

[@mosessupposes2571]

But the gutless little thing never said a word. On a debate show.

[@jmoses1322]

Steve Nash totally deserved that mvp. He turned that suns team around n paved the way of nowadays Era.

[@3llement]

Perk has a chip on his shoulder and through his life experience it's probably pretty hard to get over. Funny to be black and transparent as heck at the same time. Everybody is going to have an opinion and a bias, it's whether they can over come that with objectivity, that's what makes a person respectable.

[@x9gio]

"if i was a simpleton like perkins " killed me xD

[@NbaCheatingRefs]

Lmao at 9:58 Perk you almost never call out facts. This is the same dude that said Golden State (Post KD) was never going to win again and Steph will do nothing in Game 6 of last year's finals but we know how that turned out.

[@j.m.youngquist419]

He hates him because he is better Athlete and a better player than he ever was.

[@amostlyreasonableguy]

As an NBA player Perk was a lumbering underwhelming goon with no touch, so naturally he’s the same as an NBA analyst.

[@yeahsureyoubetcha4684]

Joker is the top defensive player in the NBA. Along with a great scorer and passer. He deserves MVP. Perk is injecting race into this. He should be fired.

[@michaelcoletta4547]

He's wrong but he shouldn't be fired

[@buzzerbeaterbuzzerbeater9001]

@@michaelcoletta4547 He definetly should be fired, for many reasons...

[@WutTheDeuceGaming]

top defensive player? That's not correct. Right now, that's his biggest knock. He's not great defensively.

[@jbwolf4]

@@WutTheDeuceGaming he's better than people realize, he's a good defender he's just not all swats and steals so people think he's trash

[@Oliverphippen]

Fired because of his Bias - stupidity or his race ???

[@fobinc]

This is like me as a Chinese arguing Chinese players don't get MVP due to racism as opposed to just plain not having elite players lol. One day we'll have our basketball Jesus.

[@DC-ml6cv]

Yeah buddy. He will be like Yao Ming with good knees

[@Ozhull]

​@@DC-ml6cv poor Yao. The CCP ruined his body by never letting him have an off-season

[@RenegadeRanga]

How exactly does a dude that barely speaks English end up on TV with JJ commenting on basketball. The network must have an agenda to politicize even basketball.

[@worldman3218]

The only real reason i even recognize Perk anymore is because of his MVP status in Shaqtin a fool.

[@swismyid]

Where ever KP got his debate degree from, he needs to sue the hell out of them. He got robbed.

[@KobashifanSam]

Naw, they need to take it back from him. He probably got it by bullying some poor kid he sat next to in college

[@TheModerateExtremist448]

“But but Kobe scored 32 and didn’t win it!” Okay? 32PPG helped them win 42 out of 82 games. Love Kobe but that clearly wasn’t all that valuable to the success of the team. And even if it was, it means he took a non-playoff team to the playoffs. By that logic Lebron should win MVP almost every single season.

[@BonyHawksToeSkater]

Except for half his career, lmao. Miami, Cleveland pt 2, half his Laker years. He’s had quite a few solid teams. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@derrickolejownik7600]

I get what your saying, but without Kobe that team might have won 20 games. Kobe was 100% the more valuable to the Lakers than Nash was to the Suns. Suns still had Shawn Marion, Stoudemire and a decent supporting cast. Lakers had Smush Parker and Kwame Brown

[@zeked4200]

​@@derrickolejownik7600 Amare only played 3 games in 2006 but they still won 54 games and took the 2nd spot in the West. Nash's "decent supporting cast" that year was Kurt Thomas, Leandro Barbosa, Raja Bell and Boris Diaw. Barf. Kobe had Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum, Kwame and Smush Parker (pre-injury). Also barf. So both rosters were pretty meh tbh...but you can see the argument for Nash that he made more of an impact on his role players and the team's success. Whereas Kobe just got his...and everyone else got out of the way.

[@tonycracolice4465]

When you combine enormity and stupidity you get a big, loud-mouthed bully.

[@ryanmagiera4402]

Thank you for this

[@siler22]

Jokic created a civil war,without saying anything

[@jahcode6132]

Dirk was 5th in scoring and Jokic was 3rd for his first and 5th for his second that's craaazy

[@motiv8inc.998]

My brain read "that's craaazy" in Owen Wilson's voice

[@justincarpenter2312]

​@@motiv8inc.998😂

[@owamidlamini9681]

Just because you played basketball at the highest level, doesn't mean you know high level basketball

[@mariomaric2839]

How did that Perkins get a job as an "Analyst"? Doesn't that job title imply that you have to analyse? His stats are not even following his points. Even if you forget the stats, Jokic is a pure basketball all-around player, making his teammates much better and winning games.

[@Nick-fz6zb]

Well Perkins......We all let it "marinate" for a minute......and well.......everyone is still laughing at you

[@nicoli-thenextup9866]

It’s funny 😂 how someone that played 10+ years of ball could be so wrong

[@fobinc]

Not hard to figure out once you see his career as a player. He's not exactly what you would call an intelligent player.

[@Palahume]

Don't forget, JJ Reddick played for 15 years also.

[@bishopman2308]

Yea, but Perkins sucked.

[@joebsniffs]

And noticed Stephen A never even addressed it or corrected perk

[@jasoncranford6712]

Can you imagine if the tides were turned? Imagine if JJ asked why most MVPs are black? Or asked how come since 1956 only 8 MVPs have been white with 3 of those being Larry Bird? ESPN would of fired him but yet if the least educated man on the planet KPerkins makes a comment like that its ok. Double standards @espn

[@Dudeguy914]

It’s obvious why he hates him 👀.

[@KClouisville]

Perkins alleges Jokic is stat padding, but he was all for Westbrook getting the MVP when he did and never brought that up. Wonder why? I'll make Perkins even madder and suggest Bird should have gotten his 4th MVP in 1988 over MJ. Jordan had him on scoring by 4 or 5 points...but Bird still averaged almost 30, had better rebound and assist numbers than Jordan, had another 50-40-90 year and basically willed that team to 57 wins with McHale missing time because of his broken foot, Parrish at 35 years old and a bench of absolute nobodies with the exception of rookie Reggie Lewis, who barely played. They were so desperate for a back-up center they had the 39 year old ghost of Artis Gilmore out there...who looked like he was running in concrete shows up and down the floor. Turned out that Bird was playing that year with heel spurs in both feet as well...leading him to only play 6 games the next year because of surgery.

[@Youngster543210]

Jordan's season was still better. He averaged 5 more points and Bird only averaged 0.2 more assists. And Jordan was absolutely stiffling on defense averaging 3.2 steals and 1.6 blocks winning DPOTY and leading an even shittier roster to 50 wins. Jordan's 1988 is the most statistically/analytically dominant season in history.

[@samraizshoaib585]

Okat, lets not get crazy here. Bird was not beating Jordan 1988.

[@KClouisville]

@@Youngster543210 The "shittier" roster wasn't all that different than the one that started winning championships a few years later. They just waited out the Lakers, Celtics and Piston teams getting old and broken down to start doing it. As for the assists, Jordan was a guard and Bird was a forward....and Jordan had the ball in his hands more...and still averaged less assists.

[@Youngster543210]

@KClouisville Yes, it was. There was literally no carryovers from the 1985-1987 Bulls to the 1991-1993 Bulls except Jordan and John Paxson 😂. 2nd threepeat Jordan DID NOT have the ball in his hands more than Bird. He played that threepeat almost exclusively off the ball. 1st threepeat Jordan did play with the ball in his hands more than Bird, and in fact assisted his teammates much more frequently than Bird. 83-87 Bird averaged 7.6 assists per 100 possessions in the postseason. 91-93 Jordan averaged 8.8 per 100. Matter fact, when adjusting for pace the two of them aren't even remotely close. Bird averaged 29 points and 7.6 assists in the postseason from 82-87 on a relatively anemic 56.6 percent TS. Jordan meanwhile averaged an absurd 44 points and 8.8 assists on 58.1 percent TS from 1989-93 lol. Yeah, turns out 5 prime HOFer teams are better than 1 HOFer teams lol.

[@KClouisville]

@@Youngster543210 We're talking about 1987-88 season. No carryovers but Jordan and Paxson? Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant were on that team and the first championship team! Literally Robin to Jordan's Batman and Grant, one of their most important supporting players during that era.

[@jacky1500]

I'm Black and when I heard This BS I said to myself, 😂Yup, He just got Fired..😂

[@philmanmontero2472]

He's jealous of the Triple Double Machine, Jokic!😁

[@mariatunney6489]

It’s very obvious Stephen A Smith wanted noooo part of it and that’s the funniest part bc Stephen A smith almost always has input 😂

[@golden10ful]

Jocik is basically a superior dirk. His playoff failures are more forgiving because he's had to carry more compared to dirk and overall his skill is much higher. Honestly tho this is good because the better European players get I feel the NBA will get better too

[@hbomb2]

Person yelling racism the loudest is usually the most racist

[@TheRealEnrique1]

He just yelled like a literal child to stop JJ from roasting his ass

[@josephhale9198]

When it comes down to it I guarantee most players would rather have a Finals MVP than a regular season MVP

[@DMitch-ny3jb]

Perkins never even responded to JJ as to why he weirdly cut his research off at 1990! I mean we all know the reason but I would’ve loved to hear wut lie he tried to make up! He started sayin ppl move the goal post and this & that never even addressing the fact that he was heavily implying there’s favoritism for white players!

[@theetruth8626]

Jj say the most dummiest thing too

[@theetruth8626]

Jj say the most dumbest things also

[@davidmartinez52420]

He kept saying how the goalposts keep moving but that's inaccurate. The goalposts don't move, the seasons just change. What might win MVP one year might not win in another year. He also claimed that there's more favortism to white players since 80% of the voters are black. If there is more favortism to white players, then why don't more of them win or even finish top 3 or 5 or 10 more consistently?

[@KaineTremaine]

Are we really putting the other guys on Magic level? Add Magic makes Perk argument stronger

[@DMitch-ny3jb]

@@KaineTremaine did u even listen to wut was said bro? No one said they’re on Magic’s level! Perkins was tryin to paint a narrative that only 3 players since 1990 have received the MVP while being outside the top 10 in scoring and he said they’re all white players! Dirk, Nash, and Jokic! But he cut it off at 1990 knowing that Magic had won the MVP in ‘89 and ‘90 while being outside the top 10 in scoring those years! He tried to make it seem like MVP voters are favoring white players but didn’t mention Magic winning twice in a year just two years prior cuz it didn’t fit the bullshit picture he was tryin to paint

[@jayseha5458]

KP is ridiculous. All the smack some talk about Jokic. One of the hardest workers on the court, unselfish and handles all the drama like a champ. Hall of fame attitude

[@KyleLahner]

I'd be curious to know the stats on viewership. Like what % of ethic groups/fans and directly or indirectly supporting nba

[@ajayharry987]

Has Perkins ever had a good take?

[@kmacadaeg7]

No, he’s a clown 🤡 👎🏼

[@jaywood3978]

I'll take a triple double monster over a high scorer any season.

[@patb6430]

I can't believe people calling a triple double, stat padding. "You killed it all over the court, for yourself and your team mates, you're a joke!"

[@YoungSantasGroupie]

I’m convinced the hatred of Jokic is mostly aesthetic. His athleticism, the way he plays doesn’t fit the aesthetic of other NBA players. People say it doesn’t look like he’s trying, or his shot looks goofy, but clearly his shooting percentage and scoring isn’t an issue! Even if he doesn’t have the right type of aesthetic or flair with most of his game, no one can deny how beautiful his passing game is. Lastly, and sadly not least, his skin color is not right. I don’t think his haters would admit to this part, but a lot of the criticism seems to stem from this. To be fair, basketball culture does focus more on the aesthetic of players than do sports like hockey. But Jokic plays the game beautifully, regardless of whether it fits the current norms.

[@student99bg]

Yes, exactly. Jokić doesn't embody what most people think about when they think about NBA players, let alone star NBA players. Joel Embiid, Lebron James, Luka Dončić, Steph Curry is how the NBA wants their product to look like (nothing to do with skin color, but with aesthetics)

[@BessieRiggs]

His style of play is ugly as hell. But it’s effective; that’s what counts. It may be why he is so tough to deal with. He has an unorthodox way of navigating the game, and people can’t adjust.

[@jamespuso1627]

​@@BessieRiggs I don't even agree that it's ugly, I've missed the art of the post game personally. But then there have been people who say Giannis' game isn't pretty so I'm not sure what people think is athletically pleasing these days lol

[@furnitureconsortium]

The same things that they're saying about Jokic today is what they said about Larry Bird in the 1980's. Bird couldn't run, didn't have flashy moves, had that 1950's set shot, etc. But what Bird did have was a court vision that few possessed and had the basketball IQ of a savant. Jokic reminds me of a taller Larry Bird in many ways

[@YoungSantasGroupie]

@@furnitureconsortium Yeah, that's a good comparison. They both have that same vision and sense of the game. Both Bird and Jokic play in an understated sort of way, not flashy. People look at Jokic and just sort of assume he's not as in shape as other players (though he is more trim that his first couple seasons). During these playoffs, he is running as good as anyone out there: he'll push the pace on transition after playing hard defence (his defence is also a lot better than he's given credit for). Opponents are surprised how good his stamina is and how good he runs for a big man. Bird was similar in this way, not known for lightning quickness but his motor and stamina were rock solid.

[@---kr3zg]

Destroyed is an understatement

[@chrisrenshaw6291]

Perk is a woke clowns nba MVPs are earned by having the best stats and numbers it’s not based on race

[@momo01243]

Tbh Giannis #1 imo just because when you say”most valuable to their team” Gianni’s comes big in defense and offense for his team which is the best in the league but that’s just my opinion. Big props to jokic tho

[@theetruth8626]

Bruh stop it either u blind or just avoid the truth

[@yogawombat9199]

​@@theetruth8626 what is the truth? That he is willing to move the goalpost and lobby CP3 for MVP in the suns while he has shittier stats than Nash, but also everyone were moving the goalpost for Nash to get it and he is completely biased? Nah, thee truth is that he gone done gots some cracker problems, good lordy! 😱😱

[@momo01243]

@@theetruth8626 that jokic doesn’t get it done like Giannis?

[@zachariahyager3115]

Projection 101. Great breakdown

[@SS-er5ww]

Excellent analysis, thank you. Perkins needs to apologize or be held accountable for his racist comments

[@NuradinAlas]

Protect JJ at all cost

[@DrCrimp-sg5pb]

Who gave perk this job in the first place anyway!? Dude is as smart as a peanut

[@averynw9180]

The Lakers had a pretty good roster outside of Kobe in 2006 and they were at no point a serious contender for a championship, so Kobe really didn't elevate his team the way Nash had in that period. The Suns were an absolute pleasure to watch and Nash was constantly breaking down defenses with penetration and magical unexpected finds. That Suns team style probably changed the game as much as any team in recent history outside of possibly Golden States recent run prior to KD. His two MVPs were well deserved IMO.

[@manuelescalanteromero8255]

First of all, what sporting achievement does Perkins have, that gives him the moral authority to talk about Jokic ???