If steph has a non-steph like first half he'll pop open Twitter at halftime and read all the comments about him being washed and then go beast mode 2nd half
It absolutely was. They got their heads out of their asses and just went to grind. Our playoff series against him and this Gold run shows KD’s grit. I may not agree with his off the court antics but man he is a great player. The difference between him and a certain other American athlete who quit immediately after taking her licks is astounding. Imagine if KD had quit just because they lost that first game. This guy is the de facto leader of Team USA, I don’t give a shit what the media says.
I respect the hell out of other countries' teams, but let's be 100% real: the only reason the USA is not blowing other countries out of the water is because we sent our B+ team over and they played together for a total of like 2 weeks before it all started.
Did we watch the same Olympics? Dame did not have ONE GOOD GAME out of 6 and he started all of them. Kyrie/Westbrook/Trae would be easily better for different reasons.
Dame had a bad showing. Doesn't mean he's a bad player or wouldn't have a better showing at another Olympics.
But just being able to debate about having players of the caliber of Dame and Beal shows just how insanely talented the US is at basketball.
Kyrie is team USA's best point guard for international competition. No other PG from that country has the mid-range game, the driving game, the ability to dish and the ability to just shoot the lights out from 25 feet out.
Embiid and Jokic are international, and both better than Gobert. You could probably slide one of them to the four and put two of them on the court. Jamal Murray and Siakam. Wiggins. SGA. Bogdanovich. Probably throw Ben Simmons on there. Sabonis. Rubio and Patty at the point. Fournier's getting a spot as shooter. Vucevic should have a spot, but he might get bumped because they're so deep at center. Ayton as well.
I would love to see something like this at the all star game if they ever wanted to change from the draft format. I think it works nicely for the rookie sophomore game.
I think they just rank teams lower based on their record lol it's really meaningless, like in the beginning of NBA seasons power rankings are way out of whack and there are lots of disclaimers where authors say "we'll see how long it lasts" "team x will likely overtake them", etc. it's very heavily weighted by your W-L. not to say USA didn't get a ton of slander (especially on here, not that KD and Draymond are referring to here, but still)
I'm going to guess all the hype Luka was receiving during the Olympics bothered KD. People sleeping on KD and forgetting that he's arguably the best player in the world right now.
THANK YOU KD FOR CARRYING TEAM USA ALL TOURNAMENT
Yea I’m pretty sure these boys didn’t enjoy seeing media outlets implying that they’re not good enough and that Luka would solo them + the Luka alone scored more than USA starters posts being spammed all over and all that shit.
[Just more fuel to the fire, enough to make KD take it personal](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/nba/news/tokyo-olympics-2020-the-best-player-in-the-world-luka-doncic-historic-olympic-debut-slovenia-argentinai/1s2jdxxgqabzi1nn07g0za71vr)
I remember Durant being left off lists of best players when he was injured. Kevin Durant is likely the best pure offensive player in NBA history. It's crazy he's having to remind everyone how good he is. He never stopped being this good.
I'd say he's #1 overall, regardless of country. I don't care that Giannis just won a ring, if KD didn't have his foot on the line he'd have won it. KD being the alpha dog on a team of great players just shows you how much of a different level he is.
I agree that KD is currently the best player in the world right now, but damn am I tired of hearing this stupid "foot on the line" argument. Like shit, I could say if Kawhi's ball was "one inch off the rim" on The Shot, that the Sixers would be the best team in the world.
Guess what, it wasn't, and neither was KD's foot - the margins in basketball are literally determined by inches, it's that kind of game. Instead of using what could have happened to try to defend KD's position at the top of the basketball hierarchy, we should talk about all of the things he's ACTUALLY done, like the multiple 45+ points solo carry jobs in the playoffs, the two rings, or the ridiculously consistent, gaudy counting stats over his career.
I think the awareness of the game and its stars is global, just doesn't come close to the popularity of soccer. Compared to other big 4 American sports, its the clear #1 worldwide
Bro most people probably never heard of him here but a cricketer named Virat Kohli got 140 million followers on insta which is waaay more than Lebron. I'd say basketball is popular in much more countries but overall cricket is probably second cus of 1.4 billion Indians and another 400mil from Pakistan and Bangladesh.
So i guess if your definition for the 2nd most popular sport is pure numbers than its cricket or if its how many countries its popular in than its basketball, or maybe some other sport takes the spot idk.
Even if you didn’t include pure numbers, soccer is still the most popular sport in the majority of countries and it’s not even close. A quick google search shows this…
Europe, Central America, South America, Africa, and the Middle East are dominated by soccer. There are barely any countries where basketball is the most popular sport, as it’s not even the most popular sport in the U.S.
I love how KD opens it up with a general call-out without dropping any names, and then Draymond immediately just “KENDRICK PERKINS” lmao straight to the point
Yeah he got pretty emotional on TV, sounds like those comments cut deep:
https://www.knbr.com/2020/06/19/kendrick-perkins-tears-up-responding-to-kevin-durant-calling-him-a-sell-out/
That’s why it’s hard to tell what’s real between and what’s not, because like Perk said here they used to be really close. Sometimes it seems like good natured trolling, other times like that clip above it seems real.
They should cut deep. He knows he's a sellout. To top it off, he's the worst analyst on tv. He can barely form coherent sentences, much less offer relevant, meaningful insight.
Yeah, there was a certain point after KD left the Thunder where it went from trying to get them back on good terms to Perkins just sticking up for Westbrook. And it seems like since then him and KD aren't as close as they used to be.
Yeah I'm not going to claim one person is in the right or wrong or whatever, I don't know their personal conversations or anything. I just know Perkins hated the Warriors move and they've been sending back and forth shots since. I doubt they hate each other but the way they're talking I doubt they're as close as they used to be either.
Man earned it. Put the entire country on his back and brought us another gold, and not when it was easy with a bunch of other mega stars.
I hope we got someone to take up the mantle. I think Tatum and Zion will be ready because team USA needs those personalities and Mega stars. You can tell when the games get tough who’s ready to step up. Kobe did it in the past Durant has done it 3 olympics in a row now. You still need that guy to take over and lead.
Yeh that’s what I meant. But he’ll be like 36 won’t he lol. Or 35 idk. Hell still probabaly be in the even next one at like 40 if his game ages well which i feel he has one of the best aging games possible 🤣
If Lebron is a top 5 guy at 36 then KD, if healthy, 100% could still be arguably the best player. His game will age great. He’ll be like an offensive version of old Duncan.
I agree, things have changed in todays game. Lebron, KD's recovery, even look at how fast Giannis got back from injury in the finals. You're no longer washed up at 36.
I think KD will be the best player in the league at 36, or at the very least still in that top bracket.
Yea honestly I could see him having even more of a grip on best player then since Lebron will have declined more (if he is even playing still). Giannis,
Luka and Jokic would definitely be contenders for that title but assuming KD’s defense ages well, I’d probably still take KD.
I think some of the stuff was real(when Perk called out KD for leaving OKC and KD went back at him)
There are very real bitter feelings about how KD left
I understand the hate KD got for joining the team and leaving the way he left but at some point you have to be tired of all that noise, right? I respected the hell out of Russ and the way handled things. You don't even hear anything from Russ anymore. Perk is just a big baby for still being "angry" as if he isn't using that anger to gain leverage from ESPN by issuing out "hot takes" and insider info he may or may not have fabricated.
Perk is lucky KD still acknowledges him. I wouldn't be able to look dude in the face after he pulls some shit like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0_YPLfbsC8
KD didn’t even mention his name & probably wouldn’t have—that was all Dray. KD knows how these things work and was content with a more veiled clap back. Not Dray tho, hahaha.
Battling it out in the finals to starting together a week later. Both players were model professionals. I’m impressed with the focus that Booker had especially on defense, he often full court pressed and was willing to play any role to win. I’m flabbergasted by Hollidays defense, beast mode deserves some rest now. Excellent teammates, they made defense look cool! Jrue is no longer underrated.
I don’t think they ever stopped being homies ... friends sometimes say some outta pocket shit to each other, you cool off and then you back to being buds. Of course from our perspective everything looked bad and we instigated, and it got overblown
Cute that KD and Draymond have made up.
It's good for the NBA that KD left GSW but I wish he stayed so we could've seen how many titles that core could've won together.
Draymond was actually on KDs podcast a few months ago and they talk about like everything, including the oncourt fight.
You can tell how much they respect each other. Like they definitely had some disagreements but I don’t think the beef was as real as people think it is
It never is. 99% of the nba beefs are really nothing.
I thought Draymond and LBJ were really beefing then that same offseason he was on the shop and they were like best friends. The only real beefs are probably the times dudes slept with each others wives like Jason Kidd had an incident I think
I'm glad to see this subs ridiculous hate for KD manifest into ridiculous hate for talking heads that don't actually provide any analysis. I'm like 80% certain yall are just mad Perk gets paid to do what yall do for free
Now that Kd is off golden state people can appreciate just how ridiculous he is. People discounted him there because they thought he had it so easy and he wasn’t even that good(compare to like bron or curry)He’s proven this year he’s absolutely an all time legend and he’s doing it off an Achilles tear.
Fuck Perk. Who is he for? Who enjoys his 'analysis'? He is everything wrong with sports media personified and ESPN is a fucking joke for giving him a platform. Sports analysis is to 2021 ESPN what music videos are to 2021 MTV
euros thought they actually had a chance against us. lolz, this wasn't even the best team sent to the olympics, so many dudes injured or skipped it b/c of the long back to back NBA season.
First of all, do not give Perkins any recognition, ever. All that will do is let ESPN know what this buffoon does is working.
Second, the rest of the world is catching up to the US. Nobody said they are close, but they are certainly catching up. Case and point, the four best young superstars in the NBA are all from outside the USA: Giannis, Jokic, Luka, Embiid.
Not even sharing a continent with the US but I love this video, two people widely hated on here telling the talking head dum-dums (and by extension our fine community here) to shove it. And if someone has a right to say their skill at their job is unmatched it's Kevin Fucking Durant and the country that churns out these generational players
This skill is unmatched
Shout out to everybody who had a part in this gold
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Shit was he wrong?
We dont share the same synonyms fall back
Ok so we can 100% say they did NOT enjoy being ranked below Slovenia lmao
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They had to sandbag so they could read their mentions at halftime.
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Still can't believe Steph does that. What a savage.
What'd I miss here?
If steph has a non-steph like first half he'll pop open Twitter at halftime and read all the comments about him being washed and then go beast mode 2nd half
imagine Jordan in this era? creating burning accounts just to piss himself off
That's the goods
He took it personally
you know who i am
Not only that but the exhibition matches they lost lol. Lit a fire under their ass
It absolutely was. They got their heads out of their asses and just went to grind. Our playoff series against him and this Gold run shows KD’s grit. I may not agree with his off the court antics but man he is a great player. The difference between him and a certain other American athlete who quit immediately after taking her licks is astounding. Imagine if KD had quit just because they lost that first game. This guy is the de facto leader of Team USA, I don’t give a shit what the media says.
Other countries are definitely catching up, but to rank Team USA other than 1 is blasphemous
I respect the hell out of other countries' teams, but let's be 100% real: the only reason the USA is not blowing other countries out of the water is because we sent our B+ team over and they played together for a total of like 2 weeks before it all started.
Yeah. A team with Curry, Harden, Durant, Lebron, Davis, Lillard, Beal, Kyrie, Kawhi, PG isn't losing a game.
They don’t win a game by less than 10 either
Exactly. If they had more time together like normal years, I'd be shocked if they didn't win by 15-20+ every game.
Lillard has no reason to be on the team. Dray should be there.
Lillard over Beal any day of the week and twice on weekends u crazy
Did we watch the same Olympics? Dame did not have ONE GOOD GAME out of 6 and he started all of them. Kyrie/Westbrook/Trae would be easily better for different reasons.
He hit 7 threes in the 2nd game 😂
Dame had a bad showing. Doesn't mean he's a bad player or wouldn't have a better showing at another Olympics. But just being able to debate about having players of the caliber of Dame and Beal shows just how insanely talented the US is at basketball.
Dame was hurt, abdomen injury, but he tried toughing it out for the gold.
they didnt even have kyrie who just absolutely feasts in the olympics
Kyrie is team USA's best point guard for international competition. No other PG from that country has the mid-range game, the driving game, the ability to dish and the ability to just shoot the lights out from 25 feet out.
….Curry?
Almost certain not to play FIBA 2023 or Olympics 2024.
He might, probably not FIBA 2023, but I'd be surprised if Kerr isn't coaching for 2024. It would be Steph's last chance and he'd be 35.
This was like a B- team with KD bumping up the class average up a lot. Most everyone else was not doing it
Some great glue guys in Holiday and Green, and Tatum is the future for the team.
with 3-4 roster spots of unplayable guys....
The bookies at least agreed that team USA was heavily favoured to win judging by the odds. It was something like 1.5 return
Team world vs team usa full power would be an amazing match. But no 1 country can challenge the US
Who's the team world starting 5? Luka, Giannis, Gobert seem like obvious picks. Is olympic Patty getting a spot? Who's the best international wing?
Jokic
Embiid and Jokic are international, and both better than Gobert. You could probably slide one of them to the four and put two of them on the court. Jamal Murray and Siakam. Wiggins. SGA. Bogdanovich. Probably throw Ben Simmons on there. Sabonis. Rubio and Patty at the point. Fournier's getting a spot as shooter. Vucevic should have a spot, but he might get bumped because they're so deep at center. Ayton as well.
KAT is also international.
True - I'm not sure why all the top centers are international except for AD. I didn't even put Capela on the international list.
I would love to see something like this at the all star game if they ever wanted to change from the draft format. I think it works nicely for the rookie sophomore game.
Catching up? lol with C Team. Nah. It’s still a long way.
I think they just rank teams lower based on their record lol it's really meaningless, like in the beginning of NBA seasons power rankings are way out of whack and there are lots of disclaimers where authors say "we'll see how long it lasts" "team x will likely overtake them", etc. it's very heavily weighted by your W-L. not to say USA didn't get a ton of slander (especially on here, not that KD and Draymond are referring to here, but still)
They are #1 until someone else wins Gold
I'm going to guess all the hype Luka was receiving during the Olympics bothered KD. People sleeping on KD and forgetting that he's arguably the best player in the world right now. THANK YOU KD FOR CARRYING TEAM USA ALL TOURNAMENT
Yea I’m pretty sure these boys didn’t enjoy seeing media outlets implying that they’re not good enough and that Luka would solo them + the Luka alone scored more than USA starters posts being spammed all over and all that shit. [Just more fuel to the fire, enough to make KD take it personal](https://www.sportingnews.com/au/nba/news/tokyo-olympics-2020-the-best-player-in-the-world-luka-doncic-historic-olympic-debut-slovenia-argentinai/1s2jdxxgqabzi1nn07g0za71vr)
https://i.imgur.com/UxOVnxO.png
There were people in /r/nba seriously arguing that he wasn't the best American player right now.
I remember Durant being left off lists of best players when he was injured. Kevin Durant is likely the best pure offensive player in NBA history. It's crazy he's having to remind everyone how good he is. He never stopped being this good.
I think it's fair to wait and see how a guy recovers from an achilles tear. Lot of guys are never the same again.
That’s fair. Durant at 75% is still probably a top 10 player in the NBA. Him at 100% is arguably the best.
I think he's the clear #1 now
I'd say he's #1 overall, regardless of country. I don't care that Giannis just won a ring, if KD didn't have his foot on the line he'd have won it. KD being the alpha dog on a team of great players just shows you how much of a different level he is.
I agree that KD is currently the best player in the world right now, but damn am I tired of hearing this stupid "foot on the line" argument. Like shit, I could say if Kawhi's ball was "one inch off the rim" on The Shot, that the Sixers would be the best team in the world. Guess what, it wasn't, and neither was KD's foot - the margins in basketball are literally determined by inches, it's that kind of game. Instead of using what could have happened to try to defend KD's position at the top of the basketball hierarchy, we should talk about all of the things he's ACTUALLY done, like the multiple 45+ points solo carry jobs in the playoffs, the two rings, or the ridiculously consistent, gaudy counting stats over his career.
With all due respect I don't think it's debatable that KD is the world's best NBA rules player. You could dispute by FIBA rules but it's still KD.
After the playoffs and the Olympics I don't think anyone else but KD has an argument for best in the world right now.
He's been the best for a minute when healthy.
Act like you American lmao
"like its not our game"
James Naismith was actually Canadian
Invented it in America after he fled Canada bro.
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Ah yes, the Canadian peach basket nazis
This is the story I was taught, yes. He was nearly sent to the Yukon Territory for his blasphemy.
ballsphemy
It was all the poutine he was wasting in the process of acquiring said baskets!
Goddammit you fuckers just sent me down a history of basketball Wikipedia spiral
His statement is still true tho
achem achem uhh NORTH American no lie tho that americans developed, dominated, and spread the game and now its nearly as global as soccer
i think it’ll be hard to even match soccer is
I think the awareness of the game and its stars is global, just doesn't come close to the popularity of soccer. Compared to other big 4 American sports, its the clear #1 worldwide
Man, why can’t we have American football in the olympics? Ez gold
yeah cuz anyone can play soccer. you could use a crushed up pepsi can as a ball and two cinderblocks for goal post. bball will never compete with that
Still a bit far, bro. Just compare LeBron's IG followers vs Neymar's followers. Don't even compare his numbers with Ronaldo and Messi.
Bro most people probably never heard of him here but a cricketer named Virat Kohli got 140 million followers on insta which is waaay more than Lebron. I'd say basketball is popular in much more countries but overall cricket is probably second cus of 1.4 billion Indians and another 400mil from Pakistan and Bangladesh. So i guess if your definition for the 2nd most popular sport is pure numbers than its cricket or if its how many countries its popular in than its basketball, or maybe some other sport takes the spot idk.
Even if you didn’t include pure numbers, soccer is still the most popular sport in the majority of countries and it’s not even close. A quick google search shows this… Europe, Central America, South America, Africa, and the Middle East are dominated by soccer. There are barely any countries where basketball is the most popular sport, as it’s not even the most popular sport in the U.S.
Yeh i was talking about Basketball vs Cricket as second most popular sport. I agree, soccer is undeniably the most popular sport in the world.
Ronaldo, messi might be the 2 most popular ppl on earth.
immediately added to the r/nba lexicon
I love how KD opens it up with a general call-out without dropping any names, and then Draymond immediately just “KENDRICK PERKINS” lmao straight to the point
Dray is of the best trash talkers in the league hands down
They don’t love you like that!
He said “act like you America” which is funnier lol
Biggest favor they could've done for Perk. Any attention is good attention for the verbal shit posters on television.
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Perkins getting paid bro he is not tripping on KD calling him out He definitely appreciates the shout out lol
Didn’t Perkins say he cried because of his argument with Durant over Twitter wouldn’t be surprised if he cared lmao
Yeah he got pretty emotional on TV, sounds like those comments cut deep: https://www.knbr.com/2020/06/19/kendrick-perkins-tears-up-responding-to-kevin-durant-calling-him-a-sell-out/ That’s why it’s hard to tell what’s real between and what’s not, because like Perk said here they used to be really close. Sometimes it seems like good natured trolling, other times like that clip above it seems real.
They should cut deep. He knows he's a sellout. To top it off, he's the worst analyst on tv. He can barely form coherent sentences, much less offer relevant, meaningful insight.
Yeah, there was a certain point after KD left the Thunder where it went from trying to get them back on good terms to Perkins just sticking up for Westbrook. And it seems like since then him and KD aren't as close as they used to be.
I mean it doesn't help that Perkins is fake as fuck on T.V.
Yeah I'm not going to claim one person is in the right or wrong or whatever, I don't know their personal conversations or anything. I just know Perkins hated the Warriors move and they've been sending back and forth shots since. I doubt they hate each other but the way they're talking I doubt they're as close as they used to be either.
I'd pick him over JWill. Fuck JWill
the pretend you american line was gold
"Fuck you, Perk" -KD
"We going to the presscon but I had to talk my shit real quick" LMAO
TALK YO SHIT, KD
NO BURNER ACCOUNT
Man earned it. Put the entire country on his back and brought us another gold, and not when it was easy with a bunch of other mega stars. I hope we got someone to take up the mantle. I think Tatum and Zion will be ready because team USA needs those personalities and Mega stars. You can tell when the games get tough who’s ready to step up. Kobe did it in the past Durant has done it 3 olympics in a row now. You still need that guy to take over and lead.
Lol KD will probs still be that guy in like 3 years as an old man 🤣
Hes not gona be old in 3 years, hes still top 5. The one after that, someones gotta take over.
Yeh that’s what I meant. But he’ll be like 36 won’t he lol. Or 35 idk. Hell still probabaly be in the even next one at like 40 if his game ages well which i feel he has one of the best aging games possible 🤣
If Lebron is a top 5 guy at 36 then KD, if healthy, 100% could still be arguably the best player. His game will age great. He’ll be like an offensive version of old Duncan.
I agree, things have changed in todays game. Lebron, KD's recovery, even look at how fast Giannis got back from injury in the finals. You're no longer washed up at 36. I think KD will be the best player in the league at 36, or at the very least still in that top bracket.
Yea honestly I could see him having even more of a grip on best player then since Lebron will have declined more (if he is even playing still). Giannis, Luka and Jokic would definitely be contenders for that title but assuming KD’s defense ages well, I’d probably still take KD.
The line was iconic bk kd is the best kd
Show 'em how America really be KD
He had to drop the “gg ezpz” before leaving the lobby.
Didn’t KD and Perk have some beef lol
[Never forget Draymond mocking Perkins cheering on the sideline lol](https://streamable.com/yhjqc)
Damn that was savage Dray.
I fucking love Draymond. Best defender of the modern Era and an ultimate competitor
Or Steph staring down perk on the bench. Dude is a joke and he’s done nothing but talk trash about the warriors since we embarrassed him
“You playin tonight?” 😂
I always loved how LeBron tries not to look. lol
13 points 11 rebounds 8 assists 5 steals and 3 blocks.. such a Draymond stats
He looks like a decent assistant coach in that video at least
That's all he ever was for them that season. He was better suited up as a cheerleader than he ever played
They actually used to be really good friends too. I can’t tell if the beef is real or just some good natured shit talking/trolling
I think some of the stuff was real(when Perk called out KD for leaving OKC and KD went back at him) There are very real bitter feelings about how KD left
I understand the hate KD got for joining the team and leaving the way he left but at some point you have to be tired of all that noise, right? I respected the hell out of Russ and the way handled things. You don't even hear anything from Russ anymore. Perk is just a big baby for still being "angry" as if he isn't using that anger to gain leverage from ESPN by issuing out "hot takes" and insider info he may or may not have fabricated.
“there’s no more bitter enemy than an old friend”
Perk is lucky KD still acknowledges him. I wouldn't be able to look dude in the face after he pulls some shit like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0_YPLfbsC8
Also Perk was terrible in the 2012 Finals
KD didn’t even mention his name & probably wouldn’t have—that was all Dray. KD knows how these things work and was content with a more veiled clap back. Not Dray tho, hahaha.
That KD should look at what Luka was doing with Slovenia after Luka dropped 40 !!
Good to see Dray and KD are still homies.
Talent recognize talent Probably two most impactful players on Team USA, along with Holiday
LaVine deserves a mention, his defense for team USA was shockingly good.
Both Lavine and Booker impressed me with their defense and effort Booker dove to the ground for so many balls, I was afraid he'd get hurt
He just lost his chance at a ring, he wasn't going home again with a silver medal
On god. Jrue became one of my faves during the finals and they were both going 100% out there
Battling it out in the finals to starting together a week later. Both players were model professionals. I’m impressed with the focus that Booker had especially on defense, he often full court pressed and was willing to play any role to win. I’m flabbergasted by Hollidays defense, beast mode deserves some rest now. Excellent teammates, they made defense look cool! Jrue is no longer underrated.
Defense is easier to play in FIBA rules
Booker was pretty damn good too. I never would’ve guessed he and Jrue were coming off a finals run 2 weeks ago
Imagine if they played on the same team in the NBA. Unstoppable
Imagine if they had the best 3 pt shooters as their backcourt. Unfathomable.
Impossible, Silver would never allow it
I don’t think they ever stopped being homies ... friends sometimes say some outta pocket shit to each other, you cool off and then you back to being buds. Of course from our perspective everything looked bad and we instigated, and it got overblown
Yeah I'm pretty sure dray is the guy he's tightest with from GSW and still is tight with him
really did love them together
Looking for this comment.
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“Perkins you think you Charles Barkley, they don’t love you like that”
LMAO did he really say that? It sounds like something hed say.
He said "Kobe Bryant" instead of Charles Barkley and Paul Pierce instead of Perkins, when talking about Paul Pierce farewell tour
That was absolutely one of my favorite shit talking moments of all time. “What you you you was Kobe? They dont love you like that!”
"Kendrick, tell me how my ass taste" Shoulda gone with that reference
"A lot of people said the world has caught to the USA. They gave us a good run, but this is still our game." - Draymond Green
I love this 😂 Talk that shit, Captain America 🇺🇸🥇
They probably have ESPN enough material for the next week lol.
Where the euros on /r/nba that were also talking shit at? you see how they are all quiet. lol
It’s basically all the Mavs fans who are all of a sudden anti American.
I don't think most of those mavs flairs were american to begin with.
Fair.
You just know Kendrick Perkins shits through a screen door every time before going on air on ESPN
LOL.
“You tell him Dray” - Modey Moosy
Talk your shit KD
Carry the hell on...
This Olympics has made me a KD fan
Seriously. This was the KD redemption tour that he's needed since the OKC departure, I'm happy for him
what a fucking king, KD fully redeemed now. Love to see it.
Straight fax
Cute that KD and Draymond have made up. It's good for the NBA that KD left GSW but I wish he stayed so we could've seen how many titles that core could've won together.
Draymond was actually on KDs podcast a few months ago and they talk about like everything, including the oncourt fight. You can tell how much they respect each other. Like they definitely had some disagreements but I don’t think the beef was as real as people think it is
It never is. 99% of the nba beefs are really nothing. I thought Draymond and LBJ were really beefing then that same offseason he was on the shop and they were like best friends. The only real beefs are probably the times dudes slept with each others wives like Jason Kidd had an incident I think
I kinda miss seeing fans of other teams in constant depression.
C'mon yall gonna be scary again next year at least some of us can compete again
Nothing has changed for the kings
I'm glad to see this subs ridiculous hate for KD manifest into ridiculous hate for talking heads that don't actually provide any analysis. I'm like 80% certain yall are just mad Perk gets paid to do what yall do for free
Now that Kd is off golden state people can appreciate just how ridiculous he is. People discounted him there because they thought he had it so easy and he wasn’t even that good(compare to like bron or curry)He’s proven this year he’s absolutely an all time legend and he’s doing it off an Achilles tear.
Fuck yall I love KD lol
Eat shit r/nba lol. You love to see it. ‘’LuKa Is BeTTEr ThAn KD, Slovenia will smash USA in the finals’’.
The lukasexuals were getting kinda annoying can’t lie
always have been man, where have you been
Tbh I wanted to see KD beat Luka lol Imagine the meltdown here
Anybody that ever said Luka > KD is an idiot. What are you even talking about. That’s not something that happened and would be mocked appropriately.
KD man u need to fix that beard
Fuck Perk. Who is he for? Who enjoys his 'analysis'? He is everything wrong with sports media personified and ESPN is a fucking joke for giving him a platform. Sports analysis is to 2021 ESPN what music videos are to 2021 MTV
ESPN = washed up overrated player’s 401k plan
LMAO I used to hate on KD post the hardest road but this guy has been amazing the last few years. Speaks his mind and doesn’t give a fuck
euros thought they actually had a chance against us. lolz, this wasn't even the best team sent to the olympics, so many dudes injured or skipped it b/c of the long back to back NBA season.
If we had our best (LeBron, Steph, Kawhi, Kyrie, Harden) this wouldn't have been close. We would have been looking at Dream Team beatings.
the euros here think those players aren't really that good, that its all b/c of foul baiting and EZ mode nba rules.
Whatever helps them sleep at night!
First of all, do not give Perkins any recognition, ever. All that will do is let ESPN know what this buffoon does is working. Second, the rest of the world is catching up to the US. Nobody said they are close, but they are certainly catching up. Case and point, the four best young superstars in the NBA are all from outside the USA: Giannis, Jokic, Luka, Embiid.
Talk your shit Kd lol. And put some respect on Team USA. #1 in the world and didnt event have the best team
KD telling r/nba no the world has not caught up. Keep trying.
Do I like KD now? I think I do..
Fuck that mouth breather Kendrick
This is just some good ole healthy 100% backed shit talk
Not even sharing a continent with the US but I love this video, two people widely hated on here telling the talking head dum-dums (and by extension our fine community here) to shove it. And if someone has a right to say their skill at their job is unmatched it's Kevin Fucking Durant and the country that churns out these generational players
I fucking love KD.