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Kendrick Perkins, who won the NBA Championship at the Boston Celtics, repelled LeBron James’ claim that his team’s fans were “seriously discriminatory.”
The Los Angeles Lakers superstar made his remarks in an episode of HBO’s “The Shop.” However, this statement did not exactly match Perkins, who played for the Celtics from 2003 to 2011. Perkins explained that he heard from Celtic fans from Marcus Smart and Bill Russell on ESPN’s “First Take” on Monday.
“But this is what I mean. There is racism everywhere. And I say this to many people, I spent eight and a half years there, and maybe I went to the Celtics. I didn’t experience racism because I was there, and I think of those who live in Boston or have moved to Boston … and if you have the chance to get there, different kinds of You can see that we have coaches and everything, “says Perkins, now an NBA analyst at ESPN.
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“Well, I say this. Boston fans, when they’re rude, cross the border and hit under the belt. They say they throw what they say they threw beer at a player like Lebron. You can. When the water tube was stuck to Kyrie Irving, I heard the fans chanting something when they landed on Kyrie Irving. Cavalier when Lebron James was dropping 40. There was a poster on the stand even when I was playing against. When you start talking about people’s loved ones, you start to push the limits.
“So I’ve never dealt with racism, but I’ve heard from many other players that Boston is racist and related to its nature, but racially everywhere. There is discrimination. Boston. “
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James commented when talking about the cities he hates to play the most. In a conversation, James’ business partner Maverick Carter said there was a place where fans could “literally rob you of the game.” James said Boston is one of those places.
The show’s co-producer, Paul Rivera, asked James why he hates Boston.
“That’s why they are racist as f —,” he said. “They will say anything, and it’s okay. That is, f —, it’s my wife, she’s dealt with them for the rest of her life. I don’t care about it. I hear it. More and more, when I hear someone nearby, I hear it Check them out really quickly. I move on to the game no matter what f — they mean. What they mean by f — I would say anything. They might throw something. I was thrown a beer when I left the game. “
According to Carter, Boston is the only place in the NBA to wear a T-shirt that says “F — Revlon.”
James added: “Yes, it’s like an” F — LBJ “T-shirt. Probably sold at the f — ing team shop. “
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Both James and Carter are investors in the Fenway Sports Group, which owns the Red Sox, Liverpool FC, Pittsburgh Penguin, and RFK Racing.