ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins addressed Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James on his “weird energy” comments after Thursday’s win against the Minnesota Timberwolves. James addressed Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards and his comments regarding being the face of the league,

Charles Barkley laid into his future co-workers Thursday when he went off on ESPN's analysts for the way they've been covering the NBA this season.

Their main star, Nikola Jokic, is averaging an astounding 28.9 points, 12.7 rebounds, and 10.4 assists per game, making him one of the most dominant players in the league. Yet the debate over who holds the title of the NBA's best player is a perennial topic among fans and analysts,

Charles Barkley, who will be on 'Inside the NBA' on ESPN next season, called ESPN's on-air talent, in particular Kendrick Perkins, 'idiots' for saying the Lakers saved the NBA season.

Charles Barkley and Kendrick Perkins are in a war of words after Barkley was critical of Perkins and ESPN for their coverage of the NBA. During Thursday’s “Inside the NBA,” the former Auburn star took issue with ESPN’s coverage of the Los Angeles Lakers,

Barkley blasted ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins by name, calling him “an idiot and a fool” over a comment he made on NBA Today Wednesday about the Lakers “saving the NBA” by trading for Luka Doncic.

Copyright © 2025 Bleacher Report, Inc. A Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All Rights Reserved.

Saturday Night Live even got in on the fun this past weekend with Kenan Thompson perfectly parodying ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins—his beard, clothes, voice, the whole shebang—in a hilarious sketch. During the Weekend Update segment, Perkins started off by discussing why the Dallas Mavericks sent Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.