Serge Ibaka responds to Kendrick Perkins' comments about his false age / News - Basketnews.com

Serge Ibaka reacted to Kendrick Perkins' comments on Twitter and slammed his former teammate at Oklahoma City Thunder: "It's disappointing to hear someone I shared a locker room with spreading misinformation to be relevant and get views on TV and social media."

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Kendrick Perkins claimed Serge Ibaka lied about his age.

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During First Take on Monday, an ESPN analyst said his former teammate Ibaka was much older than 22 when OKC reached the 2012 NBA Finals.

Ibaka then reacted to Perkins' comments on Twitter and slammed his colleague.

Full response:

"Hey Kendrick Perkins, I count my blessings every day and I don't usually react to comments about me. But It's disappointing to hear someone I shared a locker room with spreading misinformation to be relevant and get views on TV and social media.

You can talk about my game If I don't play well, I will never have a problem with that. But to talk extra for no reason is really not acceptable. It is disrespectful to me and I feel like it is disrespectful to many Africans who have to live with that unfounded accusation.

If I was 30 in OKC I guess I am 45 now? The truth is I never lied about my age and I work extremely hard every day without cheating and I have never been suspended. Everyone in the league knows that. You cheated and didn't respect the game.

Although I am disappointed I am not surprised to see these actions from someone who got his job by breaking the locker room code and by spreading lies about two of his former teammates and brothers like KD and Russ.

When KD had a bad game you criticized him behind his back, and when Russ had a bad game then you criticized him. You were not a locker room leader, and then you continued doing the same in the media.

I understand everyone needs to do their job and take care of their families, but you are proof not everybody knows how to do it with class and dignity. I have more to say about you but I am not that kind of person, but this time you went too far."

Kendrick Perkins replied to Ibaka's thread, saying that he was joking and told Ibaka to stop being so sensitive.

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