{"id":31632,"date":"2022-06-01T05:35:17","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T05:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/draymond-greens-defense-of-steph-curry-weird-kendrick-perkins-says\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T05:35:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T05:35:17","slug":"draymond-greens-defense-of-steph-curry-weird-kendrick-perkins-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/draymond-greens-defense-of-steph-curry-weird-kendrick-perkins-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Draymond Green’s defense of Steph Curry ‘weird,’ Kendrick Perkins says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kendrick Perkins again is calling out Draymond Green. This time, however, it has nothing to do with the Warriors forward’s playing ability.<\/p>\n

Instead, Perkins has taken offense to Green’s latest comments in defense of his teammate, Steph Curry.<\/p>\n

During Monday’s episode of \u201cThe Draymond Green Show,\u201d Green argued that Curry has yet to win an NBA Finals MVP trophy because he was double-teamed \u201cseven times\u201d more often than former teammate Kevin Durant during Golden State’s last two title runs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you’re capable of analyzing a game, then under no circumstances are you going to say Steph Curry needs a Finals MVP to validate who he is,\u201d Green said on his podcast.<\/p>\n

Perkins, the 2008 NBA champion-turned-analyst, called Green’s comments “weird” during a long rant Tuesday on ESPN’s “NBA Today.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m confused, because nobody ever questioned Steph Curry’s greatness,\u201d Perkins said. \u201cSo, for Draymond to say that is weird to me. Nobody ever said that [Curry] needed to win a Finals MVP to solidify his greatness. \u2026 They’ve been saying that a Finals MVP would enhance and put him in a different conversation, which it will.<\/p>\n

“If you go down the line and give me your top 10 greatest players of all time, all of them have a Finals MVP. That’s all we say. In my opinion, I got Steph Curry as No. 12. For Draymond to create this narrative that everybody is saying this – Steph Curry, a generational talent, a guy that changed the game forever – is sitting up here saying that he needs a Finals MVP to put a stamp on his legacy? Nobody is saying that. “<\/p>\n

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Green’s comments didn’t just spur a reaction from Perkins, but from Durant as well, who said his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate’s assessment of Curry coverage is \u201c100% false\u201d in a tweet. A back-and-forth between the two NBA stars ensued, ending with Durant telling Green, “I love the show.”<\/p>\n

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While Green and Durant’s disagreement appeared to end amicably, past beef between Perkins and the outspoken Golden State veteran could lead to a different outcome<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s crazy to me, because we just let this dude [Green] sit up here and call out people time and time again to get his approval, \u201dPerkins continued.<\/p>\n

If the past is any indication, Green surely will have a response to Perkins’ complaints.<\/p>\n

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