KENDRICK PERKINS RUMORS

Kendrick Perkins is ready to return to the NBA.The veteran center told Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe that he wants to be a backup in the league again and thinks he can help a team.“The body feels good, man, I’m just sitting here waiting on an opportunity,” Perkins said. “Hopefully I can get a training camp invite soon. I want to earn my way. I don’t want nobody to give...

The NBA Draft is finally here, and while there isn't much drama regarding who will be selected with the first two picks on Thursday night, once you get to the Celtics at pick No. 3, it's anyone's guess as to who Danny Ainge might take there. It's already been an exciting week in the NBA with D'Angelo Russell, Brook Lopez and Dwight Howard already finding themselves in new homes...

A reunion of former Boston Celtics on Kevin Garnett’s Area 21 show Monday night mostly got attention for the juicy details about Ray Allen’s non-existent relationship with his ex-teammates. But the show also revealed that Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook may be on better terms than we thought. Kendrick Perkins, a former teammate of both Durant and Westbrook in Oklahoma...

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook apparently are mending their relationship, and that has one of their former teammates thinking a reunion could be a possibility down the road.Kendrick Perkins was part of a group of the 2008 championship-winning Boston Celtics who joined KG’s “Area 21” during TNT’s NBA playoffs coverage on Monday night. The show was a reunion of sorts with...

Kevin Garnett got the gang back together on Monday night, and it was pretty cool to watch. It’s unclear why he chose that particular day, but there had been a lot of talk about a Celtics 2008 team reunion, and it finally happened on Monday.The rumors were true, as Ray Allen was not in attendance. In fact, pretty much everyone aside from Allen was there — Paul Pierce, Glen Davis...

Count veteran big man Kendrick Perkins as one who thinks Kevin Durant could make a return to the Oklahoma City Thunder sooner or later.Durant fled Oklahoma City to join the Golden State Warriors and figures to stick around for quite a long time. But with LeBron James returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers and winning a title, some have started to wonder if Durant might follow a similar...

If Kevin Durant took Kendrick Perkins’ advice, he’d be playing for the San Antonio Spurs, not the Golden State Warriors. During an appearance on The Vertical Podcast with Adrian Wojnarowski, Perkins, who played several seasons in OKC with Durant, provided some insight on his former teammate’s decision to leave the Thunder and join the Warriors. Perkins talked to Durant before...

Kendrick Perkins has been known as something of a goon in NBA circles and he was at it again on Friday. During the fourth quarter, Perkins sent Damian Lillard to the floor with what resembled a clothesline while the Blazers guard was attempting to make his way to the basket. Pelicans' Kendrick Perkins ejected for clotheslining Blazers' Damian Lillard pic.twitter.com/jf7P6UrhpC...

By Steve DelVecchio Police are reportedly investigating an incident that involved Cleveland Cavaliers center Kendrick Perkins and his wife early Wednesday morning. According to Patrick Cooley of the Northeast Ohio Media Group, police responded to a 911 call about a woman allegedly hitting a man inside of a black SUV. The caller indicated that the woman, who turned out to be Perkins’...

The Cleveland Cavaliers are about to close out a four-game sweep against the Boston Celtics. One would assume that it’s the Celtics who would show frustration in what will be the team’s final game of the year. However, Cavaliers big man Kendrick Perkins was the individual responsible for a dirty play against Celtics forward Jae Crowder. Courtesy of Deadspin How Perkins avoided...