VIDEO: Kendrick Perkins Tears Up on ESPN Reacting to Kevin Durant Calling Him a Sell-Out

On Friday morning, former NBA big man Kendrick Perkins appeared on ESPN's "First Take" with Stephen A. Smith to react to former teammate Kevin Durant labeling him as a "sell-out" this week. While Stephen A. was explaining the true gravity of calling someone such a thing, especially in the African American community, Perkins began to well up with tears.

The feud between Perk and KD started when the retired big man called out Durant's Brooklyn Nets teammate, Kyrie Irving, for stating that he would be willing to boycott a return to basketball in order to keep attention on issues regarding social justice.

In Perkins' comments on Irving, he said the All-Star guard was a "distraction" who was proposing outlandish ideas without consulting the NBA Players Association. Perkins also went onto say that Irving's comments showed his "lack of leadership," which he has been criticized for in the past, especially during his exit from the Boston Celtics.

After hearing Perkins' comments, Durant wasted very little time creating a comeback and called his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate a sell-out.

It is not unlike KD to take personal shots at someone with whom he disagrees, but it is clear that the specific insult he labeled Perkins as has ruffled some feathers.

Durant has every right to speak his mind about others, but yet another personal attack on someone who said something that KD interpreted as offensive, shows why so many fans in the NBA love to hate him.