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Kendrick Perkins Defends His Legacy With Fiery Rant About Past NBA Playoff Performances

Not tolerating any insult against him, the former NBA big man and ESPN analyst went on a full rant defending his playoff performances in...

True to the hard-nosed persona he has in court and out of it, Perkins dropped the receipts to prove the point of his defensive dominance during the OKC 2012 Finals run. While Perkins basked in the glory of shutting down Dallas Mavericks big man Dirk Nowitzki in the 2011 Western Conference Finals, this was about to be shrugged off by every basketball fan aware of the prevailing narrative concerning that series. In this era of advanced stats and video footage, it will be increasingly difficult to rewrite history; Still, these efforts of Perkins to remold his own legacy are a prime example of the gulf that often exists between how former players and fans or analysts view what they contributed to the game.

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