Kendrick Perkins Names The ‘Most Disrespected Star Since Carmelo Anthony’

On Wednesday, the Atlanta Hawks went into Madison Square Garden and upset the New York Knicks in the quarterfinal round of the Emirates NBA Cup, 108-100.

Rather than doing it through a huge performance from Trae Young, they got it done by dominating their offensive boards, locking down the Knicks defensively and turning that strong defense into 20 fast-break points.

Young has been a villain in the New York City area ever since his Hawks defeated the Knicks in the first round of the 2021 playoffs, and he continues to receive a decent amount of disrespect across the nation.

ESPN personality Kendrick Perkins made a bold statement about how much disrespect Young has gotten.

“Trae Young is the most disrespected star since Carmelo Anthony,” Perkins said.

"Trae Young is the most disrespected star since Carmelo Anthony." @kendrickperkins on the Hawks star