Charles Barkley, Shaq Respond To Kendrick Perkins Saying They 'Don't Watch Basketball'

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17/04/2024 20:02

DENVER, CO - JUNE 4: Shaquille O'Neal, Matt Winer, Grant Hill, and Charles Barkley talk after the game between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets during Game Two of the 2023 NBA Finals on June 4, 2023 at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal have taken some heat from former NBA champion-turned-analyst Kendrick Perkins. So last night they decided to have some fun at Perkins' expense.

Perkins recently insinuated that Chuck and Shaq "don't watch basketball" based on some takes they had about the New York Knicks. So while paying homage to recently-retired All-Star Blake Griffin, Chuck and Shaq got some revenge.

While playing a highlight clip of Griffin's NBA career, TNT's video package showed a slo-mo clip of Griffin - then with the Knicks - dunking right on top of Perkins. After getting a few laughs out, the two of them starting poking fun at him.

"We don't watch Knicks games… but I watched that game," Shaq joked.

But it was Barkley who decided to cook Perkins completely as the show went to a commercial:

"I ain't gonna get no love from Mr. 5 Points A Game," Barkley said, referencing Perkins' career average of 5.4 points per game.

"5 points a game gone call me out?" he added, drawing a laugh from his TNT colleagues.

As funny as that was, Knicks fans are still angry at Chuck and Shaq for still not being on their side. They feel that it was still a weak response and shows that the two couldn't address Perkins' points directly.

Now let's see if Perkins has another response to Chuck and Shaq...