Perkins in huddle: 'These motherf------ are still the Sacramento Kings'

OKC center Kendrick Perkins was caught on camera pumping his team up, being great.

Kendrick Perkins battles the Kings. (USATSI)
Kendrick Perkins battles the Kings. (USATSI)

The Sacramento Kings are one of the best early-season NBA stories, and that was especially the case headed into their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday. Sacramento won five of its first six games, with center DeMarcus Cousins playing like an MVP candidate, and the surprising success has people wondering if the team might be a real threat. In the context of a team huddle, Thunder center Kendrick Perkins wasn't ready to treat the Kings like they'd turned the corner.

The following Vine, via the Oklahoman's Anthony Slater, contains not-safe-for-work language:

You heard that right. That's Perkins saying, "those motherf------- are still the Sacramento Kings." Gotta love that.

Oklahoma City, without superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, won the game by a score of 101-93, by the way. The Thunder and Kings meet again on Dec. 16 -- let's see where these two teams' records stand then.

(HT: PBT)

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