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The always outspoken Kendrick Perkins claims the Cavs refused LeBron James’ suggestion of bringing in Carmelo Anthony. We don’t know when this happened, but Perkins could be referring to the summer of 2017. The New York Knicks were openly shopping Carmelo Anthony that summer and the Cavs were dealing with Kyrie Irving’s trade request. A […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers big man Kenrick Perkins has decided to give a shout out to Toronto Raptors development coach Phil Handy, who was once with the Cavs, for his role in Toronto’s extremely impressive run to the NBA Finals. According to the one-time NBA champion, he believes that Handy has been instrumental in the development […]

Kendrick La’Dale Perkins, aged 33, was released on Tuesday, July 17th, by the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was born on November 10th, 1984, in Nederland, Texas. In his senior year at Clifton J. Ozen High School in Beaumont, Texas, Perkins averaged 27.5 points, 16.4 rebounds, and 7.8 blocks per game. Rivals.com ranked him as a five […]

Center Kendrick Perkins will not be a fixture on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ sideline like he was during the playoffs last season. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Cavs have decided to waive the veteran big man. Perkins only appeared in one game for Cleveland last season and he did not appear in any playoff […]

Veteran leadership is one thing that the Cleveland Cavaliers have not lacked over the past four seasons. Players such as LeBron James, Mike Miller, Richard Jefferson, and Channing Frye have been steady hands in the many trying times during the Cavs’ NBA Finals runs. Despite receiving hardly any playing time during his two separate stints […]

The adventure of Kendrick Perkins in the NBA is not over just yet. According to Dave McMenamin of ESPN, citing sources, the Cleveland Cavaliers have elected to pick up their option on Perkins’ for the 2018-19 season. After Kendrick Perkins signed with the Cavaliers on the final day of the regular season and did not […]

The Golden State Warriors are currently enjoying a luxurious 3-0 series lead advantage over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Finals, thanks to the incredible performance of Kevin Durant on Wednesday. Durant put on a show in Game 3 of the series, dropping 43 points on a highly-efficient 15-for-23 shooting from the field, which […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers fell to the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals, and it was thanks to a masterful performance from Kevin Durant. The All-Star forward willed his Warriors to a win on a night when Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson couldn’t buy a bucket for most of the game. […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Kendrick Perkins and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry had a mini-scuffle in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. When sought for comment, Curry shrugged it off, saying that he’s not going to get into it. Perkins, for his part, had more words to offer. As reported by Gary Washburn of the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics are locked up in a heated matchup in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Cavs currently lead the Celtics 54-43 at the half, and a big part of that is the 15-1 run Cleveland was able to run off, which helped them outscore Boston 34-18 in the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Boston Celtics 116-86 at home to take Game 3 and breathe life back into their side of the Eastern Conference Finals series. Although the Cavs were favored to take this one against the Celtics, a team that has not fared well on the road during these playoffs, no one expected […]

As a sign of team unity, LeBron James gifted a set of Thom Browne suits to his Cleveland Cavaliers teammates prior to Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers. The team has showed up “dressed to kill,” as they say, every game since. Three suits were issued, according to several reports. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference second round series on Tuesday night. The Cavs came back from a 14-point first-half deficit to defeat the Raptors in overtime 113-112, and after the game, Cleveland center Kendrick Perkins got into a heated confrontation with rapper and Raptors ambassador Drake. […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors in a thrilling Game 1 of their second round series, 113-112. LeBron James finished with 26 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists, and two blocks on the night, but received a lot of help from his supporting cast when he needed it most. It was a game where the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of their second round series on Tuesday night, 113-112. LeBron James came through with 26 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists, two blocks, one steal, and just one turnover on the night, but shot just 12-30 from the field. The game went down to the wire, […]

Kendrick Perkins didn’t lace up his sneakers in Game 7, but he was drained mentally along with his teammates and those who witnessed the do-or-die game. As reported by Dave McMenamin of ESPN, Perkins bid goodbye to Kevin Love and his team for the night, blaming them for draining him mentally. Kendrick Perkins, who did […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers signed veteran forward and overall tough guy Kendrick Perkins for the remainder of the season. More than logging in valuable minutes, he is expected to be the voice that everyone would listen to. Perkins spoke about his recent postseason signing with the Cavs. He spoke about their loss in Game 1 to […]

Kendrick Perkins was recently signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers to fill in the last spot on their playoff roster – not to be the Scottie Pippen to LeBron James’ Michael Jordan. Perkins’ role with the Cavs is expected to be minimal, acting only as an insurance for Kevin Love, Larry Nance Jr., and even Tristan […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers wanting to add some veteran leadership for the playoffs they decided to bring in center Kendrick Perkins. He was in training camp with the Cavaliers this year, and was a part of the 2015 team that advanced all the way to the NBA Finals. Perkins was signed with one day left […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will sign center Kendrick Perkins with the final roster spot here in the last week of the regular season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Cavaliers are signing 13-year NBA vet Kendrick Perkins with final roster spot for playoffs, league sources tell @Mcten and me. Perkins played part of season at G […]

Kendrick Perkins announced on Twitter that he will be deciding to re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers this season to fill out their final roster spot. Here was Perk’s tweet, which he deleted soon after posting: It’s unclear yet why Perkins would delete the tweet. Maybe the move is not quite official yet and he wasn’t […]

Hours before the trade deadline, the Cleveland Cavaliers completely shook up their roster on Thursday with several major moves. Subsequently, this could lead to the return of a familiar face to the fold with veteran big man Kendrick Perkins possibly occupying one of the expected open roster spots, according to Mark Stein of the New York […]

Since last playing in the NBA back in the 2015-16 season, veteran center Kendrick Perkins has taken his talents to the G-League and has been part of the Canton Charge’s roster. Recently, Perkins has been receiving some interest from NBA teams to make a return to playing at the highest, but he is reportedly not […]

Prior to their road game against the Lakeland Magic on Friday night, several members of the Canton Charge sang happy birthday to Kendrick Perkins for his 32nd birthday. “Perk,” as he is known, was serenaded near halfcourt during Friday morning’s shootaround. The 6-10 center, who was invited to the Cavs’ training camp this season, watched […]

After being invited to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ training camp squad, then later being waived, Kendrick Perkins’ future seemed unclear. At one point, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue pondered the idea of offering “Big P,” as he is known, a job on the team’s coaching staff, but those thoughtful measures won’t be necessary now, as Perkins […]

The Cleveand Cavaliers have announced that they will waive veteran center Kendrick Perkins, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This will bring the Cavs’ roster total to 15 players with a few days left before the start of the regular season. Perkins was probably always a long shot to make the team, although those odds may […]

After Friday night’s preseason win over the Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue revealed that he may try to bring Kendrick Perkins on as a member of the team’s coaching staff if he doesn’t make the final cut and ends up being unsigned by other teams. Via Joe Vardon of cleveland.com: “We’ve already […]

On Monday afternoon, news came down the wire stating that three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade, who recently received a buyout from the Chicago Bulls, had agreed to the terms of a one-year, $2.3 million deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers. While Wade’s addition is certainly electrifying news, it means the Cavs will have to make a […]

According to several reports, free agent center Kendrick Perkins has been invited to join the Cleveland Cavaliers’ training camp roster. Over the past few days, Perkins, now 33 years of age, has been working out with LeBron James at UC-Santa Barbara’s campus. If he accepts, it is unclear whether or not Perkins will make Cavs’ […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers waving DeAndre Liggins with only a week before playoffs indicates the team has plans to add a new individual to the roster. Liggins had fallen out of the rotation following J.R. Smith’s return, and just as Cleveland has done the past two years, they may look to add a last-second playoff veteran to help fill […]

Some fans of the team may not know it, but after failing to reach an agreement on an extension last offseason, Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager David Griffin is in the final year of his contract. Griffin has played a large role in numerous pivotal team decisions throughout his tenure with the Cavs, including the signing […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers took a huge blow to their big man rotation last Friday, when Chris Andersen went down with a confirmed torn ACL during practice. General Manager, David Griffin, will look to trade the ‘Birdman’, clearing his salary and roster spot hoping to find a healthy body to play minutes right away. RELATED: Cavs […]

Kendrick Perkins just dropped a big revelation when comparing Kevin Durant and LeBron James’ handling of their exits in Oklahoma City and Miami, respectively. In Adrian Wojnarowski’s podcast for The Vertical, the bruising center who played with both former MVPs took a shot on the manner Durant handled his departure, especially in terms of giving […]

By this time last year, the Cavs were 38-24 and were in the midst of a great run through the regular season. They traded for and signed all the right pieces and looked like a legitimate championship contender. They finished last season with a 53-29 record after a lackluster 19-20 start. The Cavs sit at […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been plenty busy this offseason trying to make a serious run at keeping the gang together. One player that will not return to the Cavs is Kendrick Perkins, who signed with the New Orleans Pelicans last week. Perkins played sparingly as a reserve last season averaging 2.6 points and 2.4 rebounds […]

  Kendrick Perkins has seen and played with the best of the best in the NBA. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett in Boston, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant in Oklahoma City, and now LeBron James in Cleveland. In his years with those teams, Perkins has also been lucky enough to get to two NBA Finals […]

Kendrick Perkins has won a championship as a starting center with the Boston Celtics back in 2008. But his role now is far from a starter’s workload. Perkins has appeared in just seven games in the 2015 playoffs out of a possible 14. He’s also playing just 4.2 minutes per game 1.1 points and 1.1 […]

Could anyone ever be like Mike? Do championship rings mean everything? Will there ever be a player as clutch as him? Those are some of the sub-questions that are brought up after you ask the main one: LeBron James or Michael Jordan? The debate has been going since LeBron came into the league. It continued […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers added another piece in Kendrick Perkins to what was already called a championship roster by Lebron James. The center has career averages of 5.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.2 blocks. In his 11 years in the NBA with the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder, Perkins has developed quite the tough-guy name for […]