Charles Barkley & Shaq Fire Back At Kendrick Perkins
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Kenfrick Perkins about Barkley & Shaq dismissing the New York Knicks as contenders. That's when Perkins went in on the Turner Sports duo.
"Itās obvious that they donāt watch basketball,ā Perkins said. āIām serious, they canāt watch basketball on a consistent basis. The only time they actually probably watch the Knicks are when theyāre covering the Knicks on their game nights.ā
This was a smart play by Perkins because TNT's studio show is the king, so if you want some attention, you go after the king. The question was whether Shaq and Barkley would respond.
And they did. As only they can.
Inside the NBA used Blake Griffin's Tuesday retirement announcement as an opportunity to show a clip of Griffin dunking on Perkins. That was only the beginning, though.
Shaq: I watched that game.
Kenny Smith: He had like three dunks in the same game.
Ernie Johnson: You watched that game, huh?
Smith: The Knick game and this game, he had three dunks.
Shaq: We don't watch the Knicks games, Chuck, but I watched that game.
Barkley: Shaq, you out there killin' roaches, aren't you?
Shaq: Oh, you know it.
Barkley: Five points a game, you gonna call ME out?"
You simply cannot return fire any better than the TNT crew did.
For the record, though, Perkins averaged 5.4 points per game in his career.