Kendrick Perkins was reportedly ‘banned’ from the Celtics ring ceremony and banner elevating on opening night time and he has hit again at these claims.
This follows on from NBC Boston TV analyst Brian Scalabrine’s feedback in June, the place he stated that Perkins and the Celtics don’t have “an open-arms factor” anymore.
The 2008 Celtics champ was requested about all of it on All of the Smoke this week and had some phrases for Scalabrine
Perkins didn’t mince phrases along with his response, whereas additionally touchdown one other shot towards Scalabrine after calling him a “coward” in June.
“To be fairly trustworthy, I don’t give a f**ok. I don’t give a f**ok,” Perkins stated. “I don’t give a f**ok as a result of right here’s the factor, I by no means take successful the championship with no consideration. However they act like you must be tied to that scenario or that’s your life.
“It was an honor to play for some of the historic franchises. I by no means take that with no consideration. I believe what ended up occurring was — effectively, I do know — I stated a take about Joe Mazzulla. They win the championship, and Brian Scalabrine, f**ok Scal, he’s like, ‘Nicely, door’s not simply open for him to return again to the Celtic group.”
Perkins continued to take purpose on the Boston analyst, saying he tried to inflate his function on the C’s title run in 2008.
“Now, it’s two issues I took from that. One, Scal, who the f**ok are you? You’s the identical motherf**ker that once we gained a championship, was in avenue garments, hurry up and went became your jersey so as soon as we began taking footage, you possibly can know that you just was part of the crew. And I truly like Scal, however I assumed there ought to have been a cellphone dialog, proper?”
The ex-Celtic additionally defined how that head coach Joe Mazzulla contacted him about coming to crew occasions.
“Begin of this season, I truly get an electronic mail from Joe Mazzulla saying, ‘Everytime you’re free in the event you’re in Boston or we play the Rockets, I wanna go to dinner and break bread,” Perkins stated.
