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Halliburton s performance in Game 5 of the Finals was labeled as scared by Perkins

7:44pm, 17 June 2025【Basketball】

Pacers star Tyreth Halliburton briefly left the court in Game 5 against the Thunder. But Kendrick Perkins criticized his performance harshly. The Indiana Pacers experienced a shock in Game 5. Tyreth Halliburton walked into the locker room early in the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. As a result, Kendrick Perkins labeled "fear".

Halliburton suffered a calf injury in Monday's NBA Finals game. However, Perkins saw a star who needed a break. This sentence was heard by "Big Perk" during the intermission.

"Let him sit down," Perkins said bluntly. "Let him sit down, I don't want to listen to any excuses anymore."

Perkins continued to criticize Halliburton.

"If you're on the court, you have to show off. Because this is the NBA Finals, this is the fifth game," Perkins said.

He also stressed that he thought "Harry" was timid when playing in the Paycom Center.

"He is now tilted, not bumping north and south," Perkins said.

fans criticized Kendrick Perkins' comments on Tyres Halliburton, which has sparked comments from many parties online. Fans soon began to complain about the NBA commentator.

"I will shut up," basketball reporter Ahma Khan said on Channel X, while also releasing Perkins' NBA Finals statistics.

"When you're on the court, you need to show off. This is the NBA Finals." - Kendrick Perkins on Tyres Halliburton's injury.

Another fan criticized ESPN for allowing Perkins to serve as midfielder commentator. He called the midfield show "worthless" on Channel X.

Another fan thought Perkins' roar had crossed the line.

"I will never watch your channel shows again, or I will mute the TV as long as Kendrick Perkins appears on your channel. He crossed the line tonight. His contempt for Halliburton seems to be directed at him personally," the fan said to the ESPN NBA Channel X account.

Perkins is known for his gushing but outspoken remarks during NBA broadcasts. Even ESPN colleague Richard Jefferson has ridiculed Perkins for his previous satire of Halliburton.

This is not the first time Perkins has criticized Halliburton. Perkins believes Pascal Siakam is more qualified to be the title of the Eastern Conference Finals Most Valuable Player than "Harry".

However, Halliburton successfully returned to the starting lineup after the start of the third quarter. Although he is not a major scoring point with the Pacers falling behind many times.