Two former Boston Celtics teammates, who were part of the last team to win an NBA title before this year's champions, are in an ugly dispute that is playing out in front of all the fans.
Brian Scalabrine and Kendrick Perkins were part of the 2008 Celtics team that won the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
However, Scalabrine claims that Perkins was intentionally not invited to this year's celebration with the team.
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Celtics Kendrick Perkins and Brian Scalabrine, right, were helped by Joseph Rosado, 17, left, of Salem, and Juan Ayalla, 19, of Boston, as they participated in a scavenger hunt while the Boston Celtics made an appearance at Modell's in Medford on March 9, 2009. (Matthew West/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)
“No, no, no, no, no, no,” Scalabrine said on his SiriusXM show after being asked if Perkins was invited to this year's celebration in Boston after the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks in five games. .
“Big Scarlet Letter… It's not really an open arms thing with Kendrick Perkins.”
Perkins heard what Scalabrine said about him and expressed his thoughts on Boston's 98.5 The Sports Hub's “Felger and Mazz” show Monday.
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“Right now, I feel like Scal is a coward,” Perkins said. “If you're going to say something like that in public and I contact you privately, at least call me.”
Perkins went on to say that he wasn't the only player from 2008 missing from the Duck boat.
“Was I the only member from 2008 missing from the duck boat? No, I wasn't,” he said. “[Eddie] House, my friend, he was there. Leon Powe, a great friend of mine, was there too. Scal was there and Paul [Pierce] It was there. There were still 11 other boys missing. And to be honest with you, if I had gotten an invitation, which I didn't, I didn't know we were supposed to get it, but nine times out of 10, I would have turned it down anyway.”
Kendrick Perkins attends the NBA Ruffles 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 a potential invitation has nothing to do with Boston or the Celtics.
“That's not our time. It's 2024's time,” Perkins said. “Let those guys have their moment.”
Perkins claims Scalabrine told him he would call back after missing a call from the big man, however it hasn't come to fruition.
“When I call you and you don't answer, and then you tell me that you'll call me later and that you don't want to have an adult conversation about it, and you always answer another time, I have a problem with that.
“Right now I feel like you're avoiding me.”
Brian Scalabrine said his former Celtics teammate Kendrick Perkins has a “big scarlet letter” when asked if he was invited to the team's championship celebration in 2024. (Getty Images)
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Scalabrine and Perkins played together from 2005 to 2010 with the Celtics, and after their careers ended, they both entered the media. Scalabrine is an analyst for Celtics games and Perkins covers the NBA nationally with ESPN.
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