Sometimes, reality can put things in the starkest of perspectives, and for former Boston Celtic Kendrick Perkins, a Twitter beef with former teammate Kevin Durant needed squashing.
After Sunday’s untimely demise of Los Angeles Laker legend Kobe Bryant, more than a few players and fans both re-evaluated the state of their relationships with people close — or in some cases, formerly close — to them.
Still grieving from the loss, Perkins reached out to his former teammate via Twitter, and followed it up with his words in a phone interview with NBC Sports Boston’s Gary Tanguay on Sunday.
Perkins said, “I’m not about to let that go another day down the drain behind a B.S. Twitter beef that’s not called for … and our brotherhood, our friendship is more valuable.”
Just wanted to tell you I Love you my brother and whatever I did to hurt you I’m sorry bro and hope you forgive me!!! I love you bro real Talk! @KDTrey5
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) January 26, 2020
He would elaborate on that point, explaining to listeners, “I also wanted the world to see, hey, if you having problems with a loved one, a friend, a family member, whoever, hey.”
“Life is too short,” he continued. “The next 60 seconds is not promised. Nip that in the bud and heal those wounds with those people that you love and get past it. That’s what I wanted to do … and I wanted to reach out to KD to let him know … I love you bro.”
“And I’m not afraid to let the world see that I love you,” Perkins added.
Even those in our families and friends who are not and have never been basketball fans have come to a similar conclusion after the devastating news spread first through the wider NBA community and the world at large.
Kobe’s life — and death — will leave a mark on the world with his passing.
And hopefully, bring at least some of us closer together.
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