When LeBron James was giving the Celtics fits through the first six games of the 2008 Eastern Conference semifinals, Kendrick Perkins did something out of desperation.
Appearing on “The Old Man & the Three Podcast” hosted by ex-NBA player J.J. Redick and Tommy Alter, Perkins confessed that he hoped something bad happened to James prior to Game 7 of that series.
“I ain’t going to lie man, I was scared as hell going into that Game 7 against LeBron James,” Perkins said. “This was the only time that I actually prayed that something happened to him at practice.