Perkins: Because of my reporting, I lost friends such as KD Westbrook and LeBron James, who were angry at me for talking about Brownie

Basketball     1:14pm, 25 October 2025

Recently, former NBA player Perkins revealed on the "Out The Mud Podcast" podcast that he lost many friends while reporting for ESPN.

Perkins said: "I lost Westbrook, Durant and James. But I have to clarify that James was angry with me because we were discussing Bronny's draft. In fact, I really don't want to touch this topic. First of all, we shouldn't be talking about the 55th overall pick. Sometimes when the microphone is put in front of you, you have to finish your words."