SI

Kendrick Perkins Roasted for Burying Knicks With Brutal Tweet Before Game 3 Rally

Andy Nesbitt

Kendrick Perkins torched the Knicks before they rallied to win Game 3.
Kendrick Perkins torched the Knicks before they rallied to win Game 3. / @ESPN
In this story:

The New York Knicks looked like they were going to get run out of the gym Sunday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals before they turned things around and got 106-100 victory over the Indiana Pacers after trailing by 20 points at one point. The series is now 2-1 heading into Tuesday night's Game 4 and New York is right back in it.

Not everyone believed the Knicks could turn things around in Game 3, especially since they lost the first two games of the series at home and then came out flat on the road in front of an arena full of Pacers fans who were ready to celebrate a 3-0 lead.

Charles Barkley torched the Knicks at halftime, saying the game was over and they had no chance of coming back. ESPN's Kendrick Perkins also crushed the Knicks, tweeting: "Brunson and Kat going out weak. Both are in their feelings for whatever reason and it’s embarrassing to watch. The careless turnovers, bad body language, horrible leadership and most importantly getting PUNKED!!!"

Well, Towns (24 points) and Brunson (23 points) were able to turn things around and lead the Knicks to a win, which led to Perkins tweeting this:

Fans didn't forget that first tweet:

Game 4 is Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET.

More NBA on Sports Illustrated

feed

Published
Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

Home/NBA