Kendrick Perkins is no stranger to doling out hot takes, especially when it comes to the Boston Celtics.
As such, it came as little surprise that the former Celtics big man was one of the few basketball pundits on ESPN who believed that the New York Knicks had a legitimate shot at upsetting the reigning champions in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
“This better go to seven games. I believe it will,” Perkins said of the Celtics-Knicks series on ESPN’s “First Take” Monday morning. “I’ve got Boston picked to win in seven, but I think the Knicks will push them to seven.