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April 27, 2021 at 12:40 pm
0:00 Kendrick Perkins says we should not take Russell Westbrook for granted.
1:13 “With greatness comes great responsibility” – Stephen A. on Westbrook.
4:00 Perk talks about the reasons Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder.
SS
April 27, 2021 at 12:45 pm
KD just wanted to play with his best buddy Kyrie all along lol
Aaron Gunter
April 27, 2021 at 1:48 pm
KD is that dude at the park that’s hella cold at hooping but always jumps on the stacked team an if he can’t get on that team he won’t play hard for the lesser talented team so he can say it’s not his fault they lost ????
Sam Phan
April 27, 2021 at 6:36 pm
i swear, if russ were to start ring chasing by joining a a super team, sas will throw a tantrum or say something about him wanting to take the easy way out. sas is a joke lmao
John Yo
April 27, 2021 at 7:24 pm
Agreed and that’s literally what he asked for in this clip lol
Big body Jig
April 27, 2021 at 8:43 pm
I pray he join the nets or lakers next season just to secure a ring and put all this to bed
Body Soul Spirit
April 27, 2021 at 6:45 pm
Because of Westbrook, Beal, & Deni, they will be a top 10 team in the next 2 years
kingPoodieTV
April 27, 2021 at 6:46 pm
STOP ???? it
TNT Section
April 27, 2021 at 6:55 pm
If what Perk is saying at the end is TRUE then I completely understand why KD left OKC
John Yo
April 27, 2021 at 7:33 pm
It’s completely true, I’ve followed the Thunder since they moved to OKC. The other part was KD having dinner with Russ, Nick and someone else and telling them he was going to stay. Then he flew to the Hamptons with Draymond, Steph ect and changed his mind.
Samuel Smith Med
April 27, 2021 at 7:14 pm
Win or lose the media will tear you apart. Might as well win then, KD good job.
John Yo
April 27, 2021 at 7:19 pm
So Stephen A wants him to take a buyout and go to an All Star team.
Kakhaber Tukhashvili
April 27, 2021 at 7:33 pm
He’s got a talent but not for a team, that talent is rather vampiric that sucks the energy of the team, look at the teams he was playing for, he did not bring anything there, but when he left, he left them in ruins- Oklahoma, Houston. The only right decision about Dracula Westbrook is to throw him out, kick him out, donna need your triple doubles Dracula!
Kevin Sheely
April 27, 2021 at 7:35 pm
It’s not what we’re saying, it’s what you’re saying SAS……
Brandon Duran
April 27, 2021 at 7:47 pm
Why did they go on SAS face when Kendrick was talking lmao that was awkward
KingCarterSlums
April 27, 2021 at 8:27 pm
How Steven A gonna disagree with someone who played with them? lmao max and perkins beat him in the debate and Perkins usually doesn’t have anything smart to see either.
Infinity Mixtapes
April 27, 2021 at 8:34 pm
Y’all were the ones doing it smh
Caleb Ellis
April 27, 2021 at 8:36 pm
Thank you Perk finally we know some facts of what really happened in OKC
Jason Wells
April 27, 2021 at 8:43 pm
Perk has a tendency to being on some BS but let’s be honest. The media hates Russ, he has definitely been taken for granted. Even if you say he stat pads it takes an elite athlete with a ridiculous motor to do what he does. Also, the media poisoned the Russ/KD dynamic .
Bob D
April 27, 2021 at 9:02 pm
I’m having a Hard time trying to figure out who yells louder, Stephen A or Perkins
remy chicago
April 27, 2021 at 9:08 pm
je joined the wizards… may i type that again he joined the wizards… AND MADE THEM A PLAYOFF TEAM
Leonardo Yi
April 27, 2021 at 9:40 pm
Russell westbrook may have the mamba mentality, but he doesn’t have the high iq mentality!
Froilan Pereira
April 27, 2021 at 9:52 pm
SAS is right on this one
adingdingdiiing
April 27, 2021 at 10:08 pm
The world?? You don’t need to look that far. Look at your coworkers there.????????????
adingdingdiiing
April 27, 2021 at 10:16 pm
And yet these revelations from perk will fall on deaf ears. The media’s narrative of why KD left OKC will always be because of Russ. That’s the story they’ll stick with. Guys like Stephen A. Or Skip Bayless or Shannon, Jalen. They don’t care about these things because it’s not part of their narrative.
KeyEntityDomino
April 27, 2021 at 10:32 pm
perk sounds like he’s gonna cry right off the bat
Sun'sayid Rahsad
April 27, 2021 at 10:37 pm
Westbrook in NYC is platinum+
Johnny TimeStamp
April 27, 2021 at 10:49 pm
Wizards Nets Rd 1 woooo E
iam Digital
April 27, 2021 at 10:54 pm
WESTBROOK IS A GOAT. IF DURANT PLAYED AS HARD AS HIM THEY WOULD HAVE WON AT LEAST 1 CHIP. NOT MANY PLAYERS ALL TIME PLAY THE WHOLE GAME AT THAT LEVEL AND ENERGY. KOBE….Ai….Healthy D Rose. OSCAR Robertson.
Sahil Kandhari
April 27, 2021 at 11:09 pm
Perk dumber than any man alive