Kendrick Perkins Makes ESPN’s Elle Duncan Uncomfortable In Incredibly Awkward Live TV Moment

LMAO! You didn’t have to do her like that, Perk!

Elle Duncan, an on-air personality for ESPN, was left squirming after NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins made a joke about pain medications ibuprofen and Percocet. The pun came Tuesday while he appeared on “SportsCenter.”

Perkins was close to going off the air, but not before he popped out a joke for Duncan, who began the segment by declaring, “You know, when you work at ESPN, talking to Kendrick is one of the Perk-s.”

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Elle Duncan to Kendrick Perkins: “When you work at ESPN, talking to Kendrick is one of the perks…” pic.twitter.com/o49WWgj3Kz

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When things were ending for the segment, Perkins questioned, “You ready for this one?”

Duncan said back, “Oh God, OK.”

Keeping his face straight and not cracking a smile, the former NBA champions said, “What you need ibuprofen for when you can have a Perk?,” a reference to Percocet. (RELATED: San Francisco Giants Make Historic Hire By Bringing On Tennessee’s Tony Vitello As Manager: REPORT)

From there, he gave a smirk and did a classic lean back into his chair.

Duncan, on the flip side, was in absolute disbelief.

“What you need ibuprofen for when you can have a Perk?”

— Kendrick Perkins 😭

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— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) October 21, 2025

I know y’all don’t like the NBA, so I do my best to steer away from them, it actually reminds me … a friend of mine actually had a job interview with the NBA recently, it was for graphic design or something of that sort, but you know what he told me?

They were going to make him get the COVID-19 vaccine if he took the job. In 2025! And it was remote! And this is exactly why I will do my best to only bring you guys the juiciest content if I do write about the NBA this season.

Not only is the league crap nowadays in quality, but what the hell kind of communist nonsense is that?