Kendrick Perkins RUMORS & NEWS

The Oklahoman "Kendrick Perkins sat down for his season-ending interview with reporters Thursday and was told, to his surprise, that he was sweating. “Well I just left out of Sam's office so I might be sweating,” Perkins said of his exit interview with Thunder general manager Sam Presti. “That was a joke,”..." May 19

The Oklahoman "Scott Brooks on Friday night finally did what so many have seemed to want him to do for so long. He benched Kendrick Perkins. When the decision worked, and the Thunder went on to a series-clinching win in Game 6 over the Houston Rockets, those recognizable three syllables once again..." May 05

CSN New England "Kevin Durant led the charge for Oklahoma City with 23 points and 11 rebounds in the Thunder's 91-79 win over Boston. Russell Westbrook had 15 points and Serge Ibaka had seven points, seven rebounds and a pair of blocked shots despite early foul trouble. Kendrick Perkins' six-point,..." March 11

Arizona Republic "Much of the Suns’ trade talk seems to have simmered down as the Thursday 1 p.m. deadline nears, but there is one more possibility. ESPN.com reported New York’s interest in Jermaine O’Neal and Toronto’s interest in Sebastian Telfair while another source said there was All-Star break talk of..." February 20

Bright Side Of The Sun "Nothing more has been made of this rumor, so it may have already died on the vine. I know that the Phoenix Suns are extremely averse to letting rumors fly of actual, live trade talk, so this may be no more than a one-way pipe dream. Yet this rumor appears heavily in favor of the Suns, despite..." February 20

Welcome To Loud City ""Kendrick Perkins will not play tonight against the Houston Rockets. The team says he sprained his right knee in yesterday's practice." LET THE RUMORS BEGIN! Or not. Generally, teams don't make up phantom injuries for their players if they're about to be dealt. They're upfront about it, because..." February 20

Welcome To Loud City "When the Boston Celtics traded for Kendrick Perkins to the Thunder in 2011 he was the perfect fit to what OKC was missing. He instantly added a veteran presence with championship experience to a team that was very green and who's major stars had very little playoff seasoning. Perkins impact was..." February 14

The Oklahoman "No telling how many times Thunder coach Scott Brooks has come to the defense of Kendrick Perkins' offense, or lack thereof. Brooks constantly preaches OKC traded for Perkins two years ago this month because of his defensive presence, not his offensive prowess. The Beast from Beaumont “will..." February 09

NESN "Rajon Rondo is looking at a long road back from ACL surgery, but he’ll have a familiar face helping him along as he recovers. Former Celtics teammate Kendrick Perkins, now with the Oklahoma City Thunder, had a similar injury in 2010, when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee..." February 07

The Oklahoman "After his best game of the season Friday against Utah, Kendrick Perkins took exception to a reporter's question about criticism he's received this season. Following an inspired effort against Jazz center Al Jefferson, Perkins was asked about his critics who have questioned his play this..." December 02

The Oklahoman "This, apparently, is what it looks like when Kendrick Perkins' impact does show up in the stat sheet. There were points and rebounds and blocked shots and assists. There was defense, dependable and dominating defense, used to shut down his opponent and shut off the opposing team's most..." December 01

The Oklahoman "Kendrick Perkins strolled onto the court inside Chesapeake Energy Arena 90 minutes before tipoff Sunday night against Atlanta and began his customary pregame workout with Thunder assistant coach Mark Bryant. But this time, over the next 20 or so minutes, Perkins was testing his left ankle, the..." November 05

Pro Basketball Talk "Kendrick Perkins is not the Thunder general manager, talking in qualifiers about financial realities. Kendrick Perkins is a guy who believes in team whole heartedly. He did in Boston and it was hard on him when he was traded. But he's found it again in Oklahoma City. And he can't see anyone..." September 12

The Oklahoman "Thunder center Kendrick Perkins has had a second surgical procedure this offseason. The club announced Thursday that Perkins underwent a successful procedure to repair a ligament tear in his left wrist. Perkins suffered the injury in the Western Conference Finals against the San Antonio..." July 20

Pro Basketball Talk "All series long Thunder coach Scott Brooks has been taking flack for his handling of the Thunder rotations — sitting Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook at the same time, leaving guys with hot hands on the bench, not seeming to have a feel for his team. It's not just you and me, Kendrick Perkins..." June 20

SB Nation "When the Oklahoma City Thunder traded Jeff Green for Kendrick Perkins in February 2011, the main draws were post defense and championship experience. Perk had helped the Boston Celtics win the 2008 NBA title, and earned a reputation as one of the nastiest interior defenders in the league. The..." June 17

Celtics Blog "Let's begin with this: Boston loves Kendrick Perkins. This statement is uncontroversial. Incontrovertible. Probably enduring forever. Perk is a hard-working, overachieving, tough dude, and Boston bills itself as a hard-working, overachieving, tough town. It was a match made in heaven, ever..." June 13

The Oklahoman "Kendrick Perkins plays basketball angry. Plays mad. Invents enemies to keep himself all lathered up. That's why Perk scowls. Why he glares. Why he backs down from no confrontation and often accelerates them. That's why I call him Gran Torino. Why he yelled at the TNT broadcast crew early in..." June 02

The Oklahoman "The Thunder's big three came to play Monday night. And we don't mean KD, Russ and James. Oh, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden had fantastic games. Offensively, they were stellar. Defensively, they were solid. But this game turned and this series ended because of Kendrick..." May 22

The Oklahoman "How you like him now? Now that the Oklahoma City Thunder's championship hopes are riding on the health of his hip, and now that his defense is desperately needed to contend with the best center left in these playoffs, how do you like Kendrick Perkins? Do you now appreciate what "Big Perk"..." May 09

The Oklahoman "Sweeping the Mavs seemed like such a grand notion for the Thunder. Bouncing the defending champions. Avenging the Western Conference meltdown of a year ago. Showing Big Brother that Little Brother is growing up fast. Oh, what fun. But before all the fashionably late fans had even settled..." May 06

The Oklahoman "During its first 2 1/2 seasons of existence, the Thunder was viewed as a "soft" team. Then Kendrick Perkins arrived in a Feb. 24, 2011, trade with the Boston Celtics. OKC instantaneously became much less gooey and has solidified itself a little more each day since. There is perhaps nothing..." May 03

The Oklahoman "North of the Red River, we love us some Kendrick Perkins. We invite him to our kids' birthday parties, and give him great nicknames like Gran Torino and Sergeant Scowl, and go crazy when he shocks us by making two foul shots. But south of the Red, and frankly anywhere past Oklahoma soil..." May 03

Dallas Morning News "Oklahoma City center Kendrick Perkins will be on the court and his usual scowling, fouling self for Game 3. There are no penalties forthcoming against the Thunder big man who got into a dust-up with Dirk Nowitzki , the Mavericks have been told. The incident in question was the first-quarter..." May 02

The Oklahoman "A war of words escalated to a brief war on the floor between the Thunder and Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki. After Game 1 on Saturday night, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle mentioned the physical play of opponents while defending Nowitzki. On Sunday, Thunder coach Scott Brooks said complaining..." May 01

The Oklahoman "It was Thunder center Kendrick Perkins' decision to defend Dallas uber forward Dirk Nowitzki with 2:17 left in Saturday night's 99-98 victory over the Mavericks at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Perkins instructed Serge Ibaka to guard center Ian Mahinmi so Perkins could take a crack at..." April 30

The Oklahoman "When someone with the size and temperament of 6-foot-10, 261-pound Kendrick Perkins speaks, teammates tend to listen. Dating back to a Feb. 24, 2011, trade that brought him to the Thunder via the Boston Celtics, Perkins has preached patience. This might seem odd coming from a man with 12..." April 20

The Oklahoman "No-nonsense Thunder center Kendrick Perkins said he didn't like the body language of teammates during the closing minutes of Wednesday night's 100-98 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. "They took the lead and we act like the game was over with six minutes to play in the game," Perkins said..." April 13

The Oklahoman "With 2:27 left in the second quarter of the Thunder's 91-75 victory over Toronto on Sunday night, words were exchanged between center Kendrick Perkins and several Toronto players after a timeout. Raptors center Jamaal Magloire looked at the Thunder bench and made a throat-slashing gesture as he..." April 09

The Oklahoman "Thunder center Kendrick Perkins is again one technical foul away from an automatic one-game suspension. That is, of course, if his latest infraction holds up. Perkins was called for a technical foul with 5:45 remaining in the second quarter after committing a hard foul against Miami guard..." April 05

The Oklahoman "Kendrick Perkins recently rounded up Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant to sit them down for a talk that he considered much-needed and, perhaps, long overdue. The big man wanted both to check their egos at the door. He wanted his All-Star teammates to cool it on any stat-padding and..." April 02

The Oklahoman "Kendrick Perkins wanted more. Even after he had just spent 30-plus minutes going head-to-head with Dwight Howard, and the Thunder barely got out of Orlando with a win, the big man immediately expressed his burning desire for an even more difficult night. "I really want to have an overtime..." March 03

The Oklahoman "Kendrick Perkins has had at least one assist in the past three games, including a career-high tying six against Utah on Tuesday. Thunder coach Scott Brooks said he has made it a point to run offense through Perkins at times to keep him involved and take advantage of his unheralded passing..." February 17

The Oklahoman "Kendrick Perkins thinks LeBron James wants to be loved. Um, who doesn't want a little love? The Blake-Posterized-Perk Saga took another turn Wednesday. Even though Blake Griffin threw down a thunderous slam over the Thunder big man a week ago, the shock waves continue. Yahoo! Sports..." February 09

The Oklahoman "Justin Tsouros and Brian Johnson got to their seats early, roughly 20 minutes before tip-off, armed with a turkey wrap, a roast beef sandwich, Cape Cod potato chips, two beers, a Blue Moon and a Molson, and mixed emotions. When they removed their coats, settling into their front row seats just..." January 17

The Oklahoman "With 3.8 seconds showing on the game clock, Kendrick Perkins grabbed the biggest rebound of the night. As he clutched the ball, securing it on the baseline between two defenders, he saw his savior out of the corner of his eye. It was Kevin Durant. But Perkins didn't want a bailout. With his..." December 27

The Oklahoman "Could the most cost-efficient center in the NBA be playing in Oklahoma City? That might very well be what has quietly taken shape. When the Thunder inked Kendrick Perkins to a four-year, $32 million extension days after acquiring him from Boston in a blockbuster trade that sent Jeff Green..." December 26

The Oklahoman "Kendrick Perkins lingered in the backcourt while his teammates sped the ball upcourt. Happened a lot last season. But that was because of Perk's sore knee. This was because he wanted a piece of referee Bill Kennedy's time. Don't know what Gran Torino said, but it was mean enough that Kennedy..." December 26

The Oklahoman "Kendrick Perkins isn't ready to say he's all the way back. It's not his style. Not this soon. But even for a guy who admittedly is his own worst critic, Perkins was pleased with his performance in the Thunder's 106-92 win over Dallas in the preseason opener for both teams Sunday night. He..." December 19

The Oklahoman "There were great expectations with the 2007-08 Boston Celtics. Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen had joined the most storied franchise in NBA history and would join forces with Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo and a 23-year-old center named Kendrick Perkins. Perkins remembers how that training camp felt. The..." December 17

The Oklahoman "Though the Thunder is considered Kevin Durant's team, leadership also comes from starting center Kendrick Perkins, an imposing figure and a member of the 2008 world champion Boston Celtics. Perkins said he and Durant each lead in their own way. "I'd never tell KD this, but I think he kind of..." December 16

The Oklahoman "Kendrick Perkins met his goal. The Oklahoma City Thunder center wanted to come into training camp at 275 pounds. He's now 267. Asked what he was at the end of the playoffs, Perkins didn't hesitate. "About 398," he said. "Nah, I'm just playing. I mean 298." The 30-pounds-lighter..." December 12

The Oklahoman "The Thunder roster still has all these familiar faces, yet two players looked noticeably different Friday afternoon during the long-awaited first practice of the 2011-12 season. Kevin Durant looks bigger, and Kendrick Perkins is definitely smaller. Durant officially was listed at 6-foot-9,..." December 10

The Oklahoman "We knew Kendrick Perkins was no longer an altar boy. All the mf-bombs gave it away. Still, we didn't think the Thunder center was a knucklehead. Perkins, who spent time as an altar boy growing up, went home to Beaumont, Texas, this past week for his annual youth camp and foundation..." August 15

The Oklahoman "Sam Presti sat Kendrick Perkins down for his exit interview on Thursday and showed the center clips of his old self before he busted up both of his knees. The footage was incredible. Perkins saw himself running the floor, catching passes on the move and finishing plays with power, patrolling..." May 30

The Oklahoman "Kendrick Perkins had a wish. Thunder wins the West. Celtics win the East. Oklahoma City- Boston for all of David Stern's marbles. "I was wishing we could both end up in the (NBA) Finals and meet up, or something crazy like that," Perkins said. The Celtics, the team of his past. The..." May 13

The Oklahoman "Serge Ibaka's face lit up Saturday when asked about Kendrick Perkins. The mere mention of his fellow frontcourt enforcer got Ibaka giddy, more than any talk about his own dominant defensive performance in Game 5 against Denver or the Thunder's first-ever appearance in the Western Conference..." May 01