Brian Scalabrine has earned the wrath of former teammate Kendrick Perkins after he claimed that the big man was not invited to the Boston Celtics ' title parade last week. Scalabrine was among the former Celtics from that 2008 championship team who were present and he stated on his SiriusXM Radio show, The Starting Lineup , that Perkins isn't welcomed back by the organization like other former players are. "No, no, no, no, no, no," Scalabrine said when asked if Perkins was present.
"Big scarlet letter. ..
. It’s not really an open-arms thing with Kendrick Perkins." Brian Scalabrine just went on the radio and said that the Celtics don’t welcome Kendrick Perkins back like they do with the other former players pic.
twitter.com/Ao1md8vS1e While some individuals might not have bothered to comment on this, Perkins did. On Monday, he called into 98.
5 The Sports Hub’s, Felger & Mazz and blasted Scalabrine for not speaking to him on the matter. “Right now I feel like Scal is a coward,” Perkins said. “Okay? Because if you go publicly to say something like that, and I reach out to you privately, at least call me back.
" “Was I the only 2008 member missing from the duck boat? No, I wasn’t," Perkins stated. "[Eddie] House, my guy, he was there. Leon Powe , great friend of mine as well, he was there.
Scal was there and Paul [Pierce] was there. There was still 11 other guys missing. "And to be honest with you, if I would’ve got an invite, which I didn’t — I didn’t know .
