NBA champion-turned-ESPN regular Kendrick Perkins has detailed the horrifying series of events that led to a man being jailed for threatening to kill his wife and kids.
After retiring from the NBA in 2018, Perkins moved into the world of broadcasting and quickly became a fans’ favorite on ESPN – and he has since received his fair share of hatred from faceless trolls online.
Back in 2021 when he was analyzing the NBA Finals, a comment he made on two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo sparked a terrifying chain of events that could have escalated out of control had Perkins not taken action.
After making his opinions live on air about the Bucks star – that he wasn’t the No 1 option for the team – Perkins received a barrage of abuse from one NBA fan.
‘This dude was sending me threat after threat after threat… “Imma kill your kids, as soon as you get there, I know where you stay, Imma murder you”,’ Perkins recalled on his Road Trippin’ podcast this week. ‘This was real life.’
Desperate to ensure the safety of his family, Perkins revealed that he then quickly contacted ESPN security to find a resolution, hoping that they would be able to protect him and those closest to him before the threats became reality.
Kendrick Perkins opened up on this week on his wife and children receiving death threats
Perkins recruited ESPN’s security to track down the man threatening his family
Perkins (left) has become a fan favorite on ESPN after retiring from the NBA back in 2018
Incredibly, the Boston Celtics champion received a positive outcome – with the might of Disney’s employees managing to track down the faceless abuser.
‘They locked the motherf***er up,’ Perkins revealed. ‘They found the dude and locked him up.’
The discussion on the podcast came amid a conversation about the hatred current players receive from sports bettors, after ‘failing’ to win them cash.
More and more nowadays, athletes are speaking out about the hatred they are receiving online for simply doing the job they are paid to do.
