Kendrick Perkins on NBA journey, life lesson and crafting a starting five of former teammates!

Numbers on The Board

NBC Sports

Basketball, Nba On Nbc, Nba, Sports

4.8 • 888 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

It’s a special episode of Numbers on the Board; the team is in Indianapolis for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game and is joined by former NBA Champion and current NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins. Big Perk shares his unique opinion on various topics around the league, including - The impact Doc Rivers brings to the Milwaukee Bucks, how Doc Rivers saved Perkins’ career, the most challenging aspect of winning an NBA Title, which universities Perkins was considering before he opted to jump to the league and how he was able to avoid the pitfall of making a leap from high school to the NBA. With Klay Thompson coming off the bench, could this be the best version of the Warriors? What if Lebron and Curry did team up - on the Lakers?! Also, Perkins reveals which personal relationship with an NBA star was affected due to his new thriving analyst role, all that and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to Numbers on the board.
0:02.0	Numbers on the board, yes.
0:03.0	We are here in Indianapolis,
0:05.0	2024, NBA All-Star Break.
0:08.0	We got a special guest in the building.
0:09.0	Our co-worker?
0:10.0	Our co-worker.
0:11.0	Yeah, former NBA champion.
0:12.0	Former NBA champion.
0:13.0	He's still a champion.
0:14.0	He's still a champion.
0:15.0	Perk is in the building, man.
0:17.0	Can we get a round of applause for Perk in the building how you feeling today I'm feeling good man appreciate
0:22.5	y'all having me it's cold it's cold it's cold it's super cold yeah
0:25.6	you see we tried to get all dressed up we walked out that hotel like man
0:28.6	man I didn't get the memo you know what I got a little swag outside of this
0:34.4	suit stuff you know what I mean yeah we but the suit still clean yeah
0:37.4	sure for sure for real Uncle Perker in the building I'm glad you swag outside of this suit stuff you know what I mean yeah we we but the suit still clean yeah
0:37.5	sure for real Uncle Perkin the beard I'm glad you pulled it up appreciate you pulling up on
0:43.2	I appreciate y'all having me much much much love um I'm I'm not gonna lie I'm gonna dive right in
0:48.5	into this so one of the first questions that popped in my brain when I knew he was having you
0:53.4	on is about Doc.
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