Rudy Gay: “He might as well play with his face painted, he’s a clown to me.”Īnd that all came from a game between the Kings and Thunder on Nov. Kendrick Perkins spoke negatively of the Kings early in season. That flurry from Perkins came from this comment from Gay given to Blake Ellington of Sactown Royalty on Saturday: This is all assuming Perk doesn’t paint his face with lead-based paint, of course. Young even found time for a little snark: More Perk on Rudy Gay: “At least if I paint my face I can wash the paint off.
Perk responding to Rudy Gay: “I’d rather be a clown than a virus.” Kendrick Perkins and Rudy Gay are probably not exchanging Christmas cards this month.Ī month-long war of words between the two veterans continued before the Oklahoma City Thunder played at Phoenix Sunday, when Perkins was asked to respond to comment from Gay, the Sacramento Kings’ forward, that Perkins was a “clown.” In a war of words that’s been going on for more than a month, Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins has fired back at Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay.
