“Does anyone like this guy?”- Fans rip Kendrick Perkins for encouraging Magic to 'swipe' at Jayson Tatum

Kendrick Perkins has encouraged the Orlando Magic to 'swipe' at Jayson Tatum. Tatum missed Game 2 against the Magic due to a wrist injury. He bruised his bone on his right wrist.

Tatum wasn't out for long as he was available to play on Friday. Despite having a huge 36-point performance, Tatum could not fuel his team to victory as they ended up losing 95-93.

NBA legend Kendrick Perkins wasn't satisfied with how the Orlando Magic performed. Speaking on ESPN, Perkins said the Magic lacked hustle, especially when defending Tatum. Perkins then mentioned that if he were playing for Orlando, he'd take advantage of Tatum's wrist injury and try to swipe it at every opportunity.

Fans on social media couldn't believe Perkins' words, especially considering he was a former champion with the Boston Celtics in 2008.

Here's what some fans said on X, formerly Twitter:

"Does anyone like this guy"

"lmao no way this fat f**k actually said this. did he????"

Here are other fan reactions on X:

"Who gave this bum a job at ESPN," one questioned.

"of course a nobody is pushing to hurt a superstar😭," one tweeted.

"Perkins gets more unlikeable everyday," one said.

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Jayson Tatum's 36-point performance falls short in Game 3

Despite Jayson Tatum's huge return in Game 3 for the Boston Celtics, the Orlando Magic beat the defending champions by two points.

Tatum nearly put up a double-double with 36 points, nine rebounds, four assists, one steal, and one block. However, the duo of Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero was too much for Tatum to handle alone.

Wagner added 32 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and two steals. Meanwhile, Banchero put up 29 points, six rebounds and two steals.