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Kendrick Perkins on Kevin Durant Twitter Beef: Intention Was to Praise Westbrook

Bleacher Report | January 10, 2020

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Former NBA center Kendrick Perkins said Friday he wasn't taking a shot at Kevin Durant when he wrote on Twitter that Russell Westbrook was the best player to ever wear an Oklahoma City Thunder jersey.

Kendrick Perkins @KendrickPerkins

In about 30 minutes I’m going to give my opinion on @SportsCenter on why Believe that Russell Westbrook is the best player to have ever put on a Oklahoma City Thunder Jersey!!! He is MR. THUNDER!!!

The comment led to a sharp rebuke from Durant, who called out his former OKC teammate as part of an extended exchange Thursday night on the social media platform.

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