“He’s an idiot and a moron, I’m talking about Kendrick Perkins" - Draymond Green calls out NBA analyst for acting like a "clown"
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been vocal in his criticism of media personalities like Kendrick Perkins and Skip Bayless for offering 'hot takes' instead of analyzing the game on their respective shows.
The former Defensive Player of the Year discussed the issue once again on the latest episode of his podcast, 'The Draymond Green Show.' He called the TV analysts "dumb talking heads" and said he expected better from Perkins, who is a former NBA champion.
DRAYMOND: "You got this Ogre on TV...these are people employed to talk on TV about our game."
KENDRICK: "I can say what the f**k I want to say when I want to say it...You got the game f**ked up f****g with Big Perk. Carry on." https://t.co/x8zE4ifRW6
Here's what the four-time champion said:
"Winning the NBA Finals for those of you who don't understand, it is the smallest edge," said Green. It's not, 'is Steph Curry going to score 39 points or Jayson Tatum gonna score 29 points or 39 points. It's not that, that's now what wins you the NBA Finals."
""All these dumb talking heads, they never done it and they don't understand it, even the one that has done it don't act like he's done it because he's an idiot and a moron and wasn't really that good of a player, and so, I'm talking about Kendrick Perkins by the way."
Green accused Perkins of stooping to the level of Skip Bayless and others despite having knowledge of the game.
"Kendrick Perkins, you act like this clown (Skip Bayless), and it's baffling to me," said Draymond. "He could never be you. You know why he could never be you, cause' he never done it. You go up here acting like him you don't have to do that buddy. You played, you did it (won a championship)."
"Go talk about it, or can you not? I'd hope that you can, with all these hot takes you make, you should be able to. You don't have to act like that my man. You go from being an enforcer to coon, how does that happen?"
No Draymond was not basically saying that. I was basically saying what I said. If they want to know what else I said, they can listen to The Draymond Green Show. But I don’t need you to speak for me.
Yours Truly,
The New Media twitter.com/RealSkipBayles…
Draymond Green has been peddling his "new media" agenda
Draymond Green has been big on "new media" ever since entering the space, along with a few other players of his generation like JJ Redick, Patrick Beverley, and CJ McCollum. All four have been vocal in calling out media personalities for their questionable takes regarding teams and NBA players.
Some words for @KendrickPerkins from the New Media https://t.co/G1fMcb6e4k
Green believes the likes of Skip Bayless, Nick Wright and Kendrick Perkins should give reasonable explanations when debating their points. Green feels they have failed their listeners, who consider these media personalities reliable sources of information.
.@jj_redick has a message for athletes entering the "new media" space and not checking their personal biases at the door.
🗣️ "Your credibility is lost. It's lost and gone when you bring personal bias into the equation." https://t.co/TS3YtmgZh8
According to Draymond Green, 'new media' is all about bringing change in that regard. The idea is to give listeners a deep insight into the game through their expertise.