Kendrick Perkins sounds off on ‘serious problem’ with NBA refs

“I love Adam Silver,” Perkins said. “I think he’s the best commissioner in sports. I love that he’s a man of the people. And with that being said, he’s going to have to listen to the people. They have a lot of upset fans that are on the internet, that were watching the game, that didn’t like the way that that game was called last night. And I’m going to be honest with you, I didn’t either. As a matter of fact, I hated it. Every single moment of it. There was nothing but complaining. There was a lot of flopping going on. It was a lot of no-calls.”

“When you get players, and this has been a trend throughout the postseason, calling out officiating, you have to address it,” Perkins explained. “And it’s not just addressing the players with fines; that’s one thing. But the officials gotta have some level of accountability. And also, you don’t want to get to the point where fans are sitting up here talking about the game as rigged. Because we do have to take in mind that, what’s one of the biggest moneymakers out there? Betting. Sports betting. So, we don’t want to start messing and having fans thinking that there’s something going on with integrity of the game.”

“So, you’ve got to clean up this flopping nonsense,” Perkins continued. “You have to clean it up. Last night, I thought it was extremely bad. I thought OKC, all across the board, this was one of their worst moments, in my opinion. You know how I feel about OKC. You know how I feel about [Shai Gilgeous-Alexander]. But damn it, I’ve got to call it like I see it. Facts over feelings.”

This is sure to remain a huge storyline throughout the 2026 NBA Playoffs, especially if the officiating doesn’t get considerably better.

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