“Bro Think He Jesus Lmao”: Kevin Durant Goes At Kendrick Perkins Amidst His Beef With LeBron James

Kevin Durant and Kendrick Perkins are at it yet again. After the latter instigated a little beef with LeBron James, the former emphatically jumped right into the drama. Circling out Perk’s latest comment, the Phoenix Suns star called him out openly, complicating their already tangled relationship even further.

James was recently revealed to have unfollowed Perkins on all social media. While it must be noted that the Lakers superstar unfollowed other accounts as well during this time, it is suspected that in ‘Big Perk’s case, there may be something in the water.

It appears that the ESPN analyst may agree with this notion too. Once he caught wind of what had happened, he posted, “Everybody didn’t follow Jesus, I’ll be ok”, on X [Formerly Twitter]. Unfortunately for him, this prompted a different NBA player to get on his case.

Kevin Durant clearly wasn’t a big fan of Kendrick Perkins’s take on this situation. Clearly irked by his seeming lack of humility, he openly mocked his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate by turning his own comparison against him.

“Bro think he Jesus. Lmao”

This little kerfuffle didn’t spout out of nowhere. The torches were first lit when Perkins didn’t react too kindly to James saying “I’m so f***ing mad at the same time that I am not his [Kyrie Irving] running mate anymore”, just ahead of the NBA Finals.

The ESPN analyst immediately alleged that LBJ was only trying to get back in the limelight, before saying, “This is not about you. Your team is at home”.

Suffice it to say, this drama has spiraled into quite the show for the NBA community. Many will likely side with him, especially given Perkins’s bold approach. It would be hard to blame them either, considering that Kevin Durant does seem to be in the right.

That said, pure logic is hardly the only reason KD has decided to go up against Kendrick Perkins. After all, they have had a bit of bad blood between them in the past as well.

Kevin Durant and Kendrick Perkins could well relive the past

In 2020, Durant and Perkins shared a series of controversial posts on X. It initially escalated when Perk highlighted Durant’s inability to ensure a second-round victory without assistance from Russell Westbrook, during his time on the OKC Thunder.

To this, KD replied rather harshly, pointing out how the analyst also failed to make a difference in the series by registering nothing more than single digits for the team.

Eventually, Perkins shot the last bullet by raising question marks over Durant’s legacy. Criticizing his decision to join the Golden State Warriors, the 2008 champion wrote,

“You did the weakest move in NBA history!!! Up on a team 3-1 on the Western Conference Finals and then go join them the following season?! Heart of a champion right there”.

Their following exchanges continued in this storyline, souring their relationship. Shortly after, this beef became public knowledge, with a fan account later even providing the gist of the matter.

Ever since then, the two have never seemed to see eye-to-eye. And given that the two are unlikely to get over this any time soon, it’s likely they will take any opportunity they get to aim potshots at one another.