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Brian Scalabrine stands by claim that Kendrick Perkins isn’t welcomed by Celtics

The beef between former Celtics champions Kendrick Perkins and Brian Scalabrine continued on Wednesday.

Scalabrine sparked the drama last week when noting on SiriusXM Radio that Perkins isn’t exactly welcomed by his former team — especially given the outspoken ESPN personality’s track record of criticizing the Celtics over the years.

“No, no, no, no, no, no,” Scalabrine said when asked if Perkins was invited to the Celtics’ latest championship parade on Friday. “Big scarlet letter. … It’s not really an open-arms thing with Kendrick Perkins.”

Speaking earlier this week, Scalabrine doubled down on his claim that Perkins is persona non grata in Boston given his harsh comments about Joe Mazzulla, Jayson Tatum, and the rest of the Celtics.