Former Celtics guard Eddie House and Kendrick Perkins had their very own roast of Nets guard Kyrie Irving after Boston swept Brooklyn in their first-round NBA playoff series.
House and Perkins took issue with Irving’s comments after the Nets’ 116-112 loss in Monday’s Game 4, in which the point guard discussed himself and Kevin Durant “managing this franchise together alongside [Nets owner] Joe [Tsai] and [general manager] Sean [Marks]” in the offseason.
“As soon as he started talking, for the first minute I muted it,” Perkins said during an appearance on NBC Sports Boston’s postgame show on Monday. “He said a whole lot of nothing. Talking about the direction that they’re going in and things to that nature. No. You and Kevin Durant wanted to come together to the Brooklyn Nets to do one thing, and one thing only, and that was to come in and compete for a championship. Not get swept. Not throwing people under the bus. Not say we’re looking forward to the offseason, making some adjustments.”
House went on to agree with Perkins — with whom he won a championship in 2008 — and explained that Irving needs to focus on the game, while allowing the front office to handle business.
“He talked in so many circles, I started to get dizzy. I’m thinking to myself, ‘Man, hold up,’” House said. “He’s going here, he’s going there and then he’s trying to downplay stuff. So that’s what I don’t like. Don’t try to downplay it. Y’all came here, y’all got whooped. [The Celtics] had a game plan, y’all couldn’t figure it out. They smacked y’all. [The Celtics] smacked y’all.
“Don’t try to start, ‘Oh the team ain’t been together.’ Well, whose fault was that? You [were] part of that. You [were] the reason — and I’m not here to judge no man on what decision he wants to make for his life. But at the same time, you affected your team not being together. Then you [talk about]…