“Khris Middleton is Batman and Giannis is Robin”: NBA Twitter roasts Kendrick Perkins for extraordinarily contrarian take on the Bucks

Kendrick Perkins makes a shocking claim about Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton ahead of game 7 of Bucks vs Nets. 

This series between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Brooklyn Nets has turned out to be an entertaining one. Despite the injuries, Kevin Durant and the crew have put up a serious fight, and could yet win this series in 7.

However, the efforts of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton have so far kept the winds blowing in their direction.

Their dominance was especially significant in game-6 of this series. Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer opted to go with a slightly smaller lineup, putting the Greek Freak at the five for this match. And boy did it pay dividends.

Giannis was allowed to play far more on the inside, and ended the game with 30 points and 17 rebounds, and shot 60% from the field. On the outside, Khris Middleton was allowed more space and time with the ball and had a scorching 38 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Simply put, this lineup shift unlocked the Bucks completely, and the Nets just couldn’t handle it.

The next day, ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins made an appearance on the show ‘Get Up’. And while talking about this game, the former player dropped quite the hot take about Milwaukee.

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Kendrick Perkins believes Khris Middleton must be the star for the Bucks over Giannis 

Yep, he really said it.

To be fair to Big Perk, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s bag can be a bit limited at times. And while the player can be dominant even against the best teams, his troubles from the free-throw line can sometimes make it easy for the opposition to defend him. Essentially, the game just devolves into Hack-a-Freak.

Still being the first option is a massive responsibility, which is why many in the NBA community were looking for the analyst to justify his statement. And to them, Perkins said this. Take a look.

Khris Middleton is Batman and Giannis is Robin when it comes to the Bucks! Don’t @ me and just carry on… https://t.co/b6NteiRArM

— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) June 18, 2021

Perk’s points aren’t blasphemous by any means. After all, the system worked in game-6, right?

However, can Khris Middleton do this during every game? Does he have the consistency that every first option on a championship team needs?

Frankly, we don’t think Middleton has quite proven he has what it takes to become the team’s offensive anchor yet. However, if he can keep performing at this level, it would egregious not to follow through on this system.

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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