Kendrick Perkins fires back at Bill Simmons over NBA draft criticism
Kendrick Perkins isn’t keen on Bill Simmons’ criticism of ESPN’s 2025 NBA Draft coverage.
The former NBAer and current analyst called out the Podfather on Thursday, one day after Simmons took issue with how the Worldwide Leader handled the first 30 picks on their airwaves.
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“I don’t know who anointed you the preacher or king or head honcho overseeing basketball and the way things need to be,” Perkins said in a video he posted on X. “What have you done? What have you done, period, in the game of basketball? Have you ever played?
“It’s kind of pissing me off because you feel like you’re sitting on this throne. You got in your feelings.”
During his self-titled podcast on Wednesday night, Simmons took several digs at the network, and at one point called Perkins out specifically for his bold take on the Raptors’ playoff chances next season.
“They took Collin Murray-Boyles and Perk said they had the pieces to be a top six team in the East,” Simmons said. “And at that point I started looking for a third ESPN channel, but there were only two covering the draft. There wasn’t a third one. At least one that I could find.”
The two-and-a-half minute social media clip apparently wasn’t enough for Perkins, who said he will be addressing Simmons on his podcast “Road Trippin’” on Sunday.
“Man, shut up. You didn’t think before you started drinking them Heinekens,” Perkins said. “And then you got your little peanut gallery on the podcast who just agree with you … Man, shut the hell up. The hell you done? I’m gonna get more on your a– come Sunday, believe that. I’m gonna finish doing my research on you. Enough is enough.”
Perkins’ comments apparently made it to Simmons’ ears.
I’m honored that you sat in a car for 2+ minutes to scold me on your iPhone like this, even though we are a combined age of like 92,” Simmons replied on X about an hour after Perkins’ post. “If you actually think Toronto will be top-6 in the East in anything other than “most fun place to visit” — let’s wager on it ASAP.”
Simmons, who was on ESPN’s NBA draft airwaves during his days with the company, has long been a critic of the network’s basketball coverage.
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