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2022 NBA draft: ESPN's Kendrick Perkins gets into it with Grizzlies over his bizarre player comps

ESPN's Kendrick Perkins was one of the stars of the 2022 NBA draft and for all the wrong reasons.

The former NBA veteran center was given a central role in the draft broadcast and used that spotlight to push some of the most bizarre player comparisons you will see in such a prominent setting.

It was only a matter of time before the subject of one of those player comparisons spoke out. And, knowing the combative Perkins, it was only a matter of time before he was trading barbs with that player.

In this case, it was Memphis Grizzlies forward Desmond Bane, whom Perkins compared to Duke point guard Trevor Keels, the No.