Two former Boston Celtics teammates who were part of the last team to win an NBA title before becoming champions this year are engaged in an ugly feud in front of all fans.
Brian Scalabrine and Kendrick Perkins were both part of the 2008 Celtics team that won the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
But Scalabrine claims Perkins was intentionally not invited to celebrations with the team this year.
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Celtics’ Kendrick Perkins and Brian Scalabrine (right) participate in a scavenger hunt during the Boston Celtics’ March 9, 2009, appearance at Models in Medford, with help from Joseph Rosado (17, left) of Salem and Juan Ayala (19,) of Boston. (Matthew West/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
“No, no, no, no, no, no,” Scalabrine said. His SiriusXM show After Perkins was asked if he was invited to this year’s celebration in Boston after the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks in five games.
“A big scarlet letter. … For Kendrick Perkins, that’s really unwelcome.”
Perkins, upon learning what Scalabrine had said about him, shared his thoughts on the “Felger and Maz” show on Boston’s 98.5 The Sports Hub on Monday.
The Celtics beat the Mavericks in Game 5 to win their 18th NBA championship
“Right now I feel like Scull is a coward,” Perkins said. “If you say something like that in public, even if I contact you privately, at least call me back.”
Perkins also said he wasn’t the only 2008 player to go missing on a duck boat.
“Was I the only member missing from Duck Boat in 2008? No, I wasn’t,” he said.[Eddie] My friend House was there. My best friend Leon Poe was there. Skull was there. Paul was there. [Pierce] There were only 11 people there, and to be honest with you, if I had received an invitation, which I didn’t, and didn’t know I should have, I probably would have turned it down nine times out of 10 anyway.”
Kendrick Perkins watches the Raffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game during the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend at the Wolstein Center on February 18, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
Perkins added that turning down the invitation had nothing to do with Boston or the Celtics.
“That’s not our time. That’s 2024’s time,” Perkins said. “Let’s give them their time.”
Perkins claims Scalabrine told him he would call back after previously missing calls from the tycoon, but that never happened.
“It annoys me when I call and you don’t answer, you say you’ll call later, you say you don’t want to have an adult conversation, and you always answer the phone at a different time.
“Right now I feel like you’re avoiding me.”
When asked if former Celtics teammate Kendrick Perkins was invited to the team’s 2024 championship celebration, Brian Scalabrine said Perkins has “a lot of scars.” (Getty Images)
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Scalabrine and Perkins played together on the Celtics from 2005 to 2010 and both went into media after retiring, with Scalabrine as a commentator for Celtics games and Perkins covering the NBA nationally for ESPN.
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