Kendricks Perkins to Donovan Mitchell: 'You got JB Bickerstaff fired'

Kendrick Perkins claims Donovan Mitchell got J.B. Bickerstaff fired: ‘You had no communication with that man’

Before the Cleveland Cavaliers hired Kenny Atkinson to be their head coach, J.B. Bickerstaff held the coaching reins of the team for several years. Across four-plus seasons as Cleveland’s head coach, he helped put the team back on the map and make it competitive again following the departure of forward LeBron James. The Cavaliers never had a deep playoff run under Bickerstaff, but they reached the second round in the 2024 NBA Playoffs and made a…

Kendricks Perkins to Donovan Mitchell: 'You got JB Bickerstaff fired'

Kendrick Perkins: Donovan Mitchell, we don’t want to hear it, brother. We don’t want to hear it. This is why we don’t want to hear this about—oh, what he said. What did he say yesterday? ‘We’re gonna what? And count us out’ or something? What are you talking about, Donovan? A Donovan Mitchell-led team has never been to the Conference Finals. Donovan Mitchell, you got a coach fired. You got J.B. Bickerstaff fired. This is a fact. You had no commu…