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ESPN analyst and former NBA champion Kendrick Perkins is back at it again. What is “it”, you ask? Making awkward suggestive comments to his female co-workers.
Just weeks after going viral for making SportsCenter host Elle Duncan visibly uncomfortable with one of his off-color puns, Kendrick Perkins did the same thing again earlier this week while on NBA Today.
While appearing on NBA Today on Wednesday, December 10 alongside fellow analysts Monica McNutt and Bobby Marks, Perkins pounced on the opportunity to make things uncomfortable after Andrews asked if he likes “dry rub” on his wings.
ESPN NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins made an awkward suggestive comment to host Malika Andrews about getting a “dry rub”
“I’m not a big sauce guy so when I go and order chicken tenders I ain’t getting ranch,” Perkins explained.
“You want the dry rub?” Andrews asked, prompting Perkins to suggestively ask “Huh?” while smirking and glaring at her.
Perk: “I’m not a big sauce guy so when I go and order chicken tenders I ain’t getting ranch”
Malika: “You want the dry rub?” pic.twitter.com/9cLmW1dNCK
— Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) December 10, 2025
Back in October, Perkins made Elle Duncan — who has since been announced as leaving ESPN and making the move to Netflix — squirm when he made a joke about “taking a Perk” instead of ibuprofen.
Perkins, 41 years old, was drafted into the NBA in 2003 after he was taken 27th overall in the NBA Drat by the Memphis Grizzlies. Perkins was immediately traded to the Boston Celtics, where he played until 2011, winning a title with the team as the starting center in 2008 alongside Hall of Famers Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen.
After his stint in Boston, he played for the Oklahoma City Thunder from 2011 to 2015 before finishing his career with the New Orleans Pelicans and Cleveland Cavaliers. Perkins was a defensive specialist in the NBA, as he averaged just 5.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1 assist per game.