“It would shut a lot of haters up, including myself!”: Kendrick Perkins on Kyrie Irving winning a championship with the Brooklyn Nets
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Kyrie Irving after being inactive for the whole season until last night as he made his long awaited debut against the Indiana Pacers and let the world know that he has still got it and is back in business. Earlier Kyrie was banished by the team to play or even practice as he decided to stay unvaccinated and the city of New York made a decision to mandate a COVID-19 vaccine for professional athletes. But now the Brooklyn Nets have decided to bring their 29 years old veteran guard back in rotation for road games and the return was very convincing and successful for the Nets.
Kyrie Irving a generational talent who is known for his playmaking, finishing, shooting, passing, ball handling and every other skillset the game of basketball holds is back and making the stronger team strong. The Brooklyn Nets now have three of the top ten active players of league and look stronger than ever even if Kyrie is only available for the road games. In the debut the all-star who’s return was doubted shutting everyone down dropped 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists with 3 steals and 1 block as Brooklyn Nets beat Indiana Pacers with 8 points while the final Box Score being 121-129.
The Brooklyn Nets are currently ranked as the 2nd seed in the eastern conference with the record of 24 wins and 12 losses and are one of the favourite championship contenders team in the league. With Kyrie Irving returning as a part time player just adds to the chances of Brooklyn Nets winning it all when led by the trio of James Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Many analyst, critics around NBA are focusing on this fact and chirping around. But Kendrick Perkins is a name whose opinion is agreed by most of the fans around the world as he took on Kyrie after the game.
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Kendrick Perkins on Kyrie Irving
Kendrick Perkins is a retired NBA player who now is a host at ESPN’s First Take and also a player analyst for the same company. In the post game section when the co-host asked “What would a title with the Nets mean for Kyrie’s legacy?”. Perkins had a lot to say on it he mentioned his skills, the effect the guard already has, handles, package and what he can do while just being a part time player. Kendrick appreciated Kyrie’s efforts all the time he can as he quoted:
“It will mean everything, and it will shut a lot of haters up, including myself. I fall in that category as being a Kyrie hater at times, not because of what he does on the court. It’s his actions outside of basketball. When you think about Kyrie Irving and what he’s already done for the game of basketball, we talking about one of the guys that probably had the greatest handles of all time. One of the best finishers around the basket. I mean, the guy has the complete package offensively, maybe top five most skilled players ever. So, for him to come back and to help the Brooklyn Nets win a championship, it does everything for Kyrie’s legacy. I always said this, ‘give me a part-time Kyrie than a no time Kyrie.’ Because I know on the road you need that superstar power”.
Kendrick Perkins had nothing but respect for Kyrie’s returns and his words speak for themself as they show the amount of respect and believe he has for Kyrie Irving as a Basketball player rather than the stuff he does off court. Many fans around the globe agree with this hot take of Perkins on Kyrie Irving but the road will not be that easy as the Brooklyn Nets being one of the best teams in the east will have home court advantage and miss Kyrie Irving in the playoffs for multiple games. The other eastern big teams like Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers knowing this fact will surely cause a huddle in Brooklyn Nets way to win a NBA championship.
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