Fast Break: Celtics can’t catch up to Thunder
brightcove.createExperiences(); In a reminder of just how different this team is from the one that won the NBA title in 2008, the Celtics welcomed former center Kendrick Perkins to town, and his new...
View ArticleKendrick Perkins: ‘I’m just really glad it’s over’
After playing his first game against his former teammates since being traded for Jeff Green last February, Thunder big man Kendrick Perkins didn’t hesitate when asked if part of him still felt like a...
View ArticleDoc Rivers sees Kevin Garnett in the ‘half’ Kendrick Perkins
brightcove.createExperiences(); When he was in Boston, Kendrick Perkins was known as the lumbering shot blocking man in the middle with a scowl. When his former coach Doc Rivers looked out on the...
View ArticleBlake Griffin treats Kendrick Perkins like a Kia Optima
I bet Jeff Green couldn’t get dunked on like that. I kid. I kid. Somewhere, Danny Ainge is smiling.
View ArticleThunder C Kendrick Perkins says he wasn’t criticizing his coach after Game 4...
After playing just 18 minutes in a 104-98 loss to the Heat Tuesday night, Thunder center Kendrick Perkins spent part of Wednesday attempting to clarify some postgame comments in which he appeared to be...
View ArticleFive best Celtics draft day moves of Danny Ainge era
When he was hired as Celtics president of basketball operations in 2003, Danny Ainge was asked to bring the team back to its glory days from when he was a player on the team in the 1980s. It may have...
View ArticleWhy Kevin Garnett comparing Jared Sullinger to Kendrick Perkins matters
It could be coincidence that Kevin Garnett compared Jared Sullinger to Kendrick Perkins three days after the rookie earned his first career NBA start for a coach who rarely even plays first-year guys,...
View ArticleDoc Rivers on Kendrick Perkins: ‘You can’t put a number on identity or...
When asked initially about Kendrick Perkins before Friday’s game, Doc Rivers said he wasn’t focused on the big man’s return to Boston. “He’s tough,” Rivers said. “He’s good. He’s a good defender. I’m...
View ArticleKendrick Perkins on Paul Pierce: ‘He’s got a lot of tricks’
Kendrick Perkins played seven-plus seasons with Paul Pierce so he knows just how good he can be, especially in the clutch. Perkins was witness to Pierce’s greatness again on Friday night as the Celtics...
View ArticleTony Allen: Celtics ‘missing a lot of pieces’
Grizzlies wing Tony Allen admitted, “I ain’t no analyst,” but he offered up an opinion of his former team anyway, and his diagnosis of the Celtics was about as pretty as their 14-17 record. “They’re...
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