Former Celtics center Kendrick Perkins rarely holds back, and Tuesday on ESPN's "First Take" was no different.
Perkins blasted Marcus Smart for calling out Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum following the Celtics' loss to the Bulls Monday night.
"Marcus Smart has lost his damn mind," he said. "There are certain things you know as a player that you can't come out and do in an interview or come out and say in an interview, and those are one of the things. You cannot attack your two franchise guys in the media saying that they need to pass the ball. Not only are you attacking them, you're attacked the first-year head coach in Ime Udoka, who is just starting to get his feet into the sand a little bit and trying to figure things out.
"You don't need outside distractions. You don't need turmoil inside the locker room. There's a reason why they didn't let Jayson Tatum and [Jaylen] Brown speak after the game last night because they would've had to go after Marcus Smart. How does Marcus Smart go up there talking about Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum need to pass the ball — he should be talking about defense. You know what, DeMar DeRozan had 37 last night on 75% shooting."
The Celtics are 2-5 on the year and have lost three straight games.
