Breaking: Kendrick Perkins Is Back In Town (for a couple of weeks)

The Cavs invited Kendrick Perkins to training camp according to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com. Perkins is an NBA vet who won a title with the Boston Celtics in 2008 and spent some time with the Cavs during the 2015 season.

He’s never been a game changing player on the floor putting up career averages of 5.8 rebounds and 5.4 points. However, he brings something to the locker room, which is a huge part of why he always seems to be around Championship teams. He spent three years with the Thunder and went to the Finals with them. He was even a starter for part of that time, despite never averaging more than five points while playing over twenty minutes a night.

When he joined the Cavs he rarely played, but he made an impact when he did. His most memorable moment came when he leveled Jae Crowder with a nasty screen after Kelly Olynyk practiced for his MMA career on Kevin Love during a first round playoff game.

On a side note, how will Jae Crowder feel now that two of the other 18 players (J.R. Smith backhanded him that same series) in training camp have aimed punches at him.