MILWAUKEE – Kendrick Perkins’ 103,000 Twitter followers have noticed by now that he has thoughts. Thoughts on whether Kyrie Irving is Batman. Thoughts on Max Kellerman’s Kawhi Leonard-Kobe Bryant claim. Thoughts on the disappointing Celtics, who now trail the Bucks 3-1 in a second-round series.



Perkins, a starter on Boston’s 2008 championship team and a former teammate of Irving in Cleveland, has a valuable perspective on it all. Now enjoying retirement after playing his last game in 2018, Perkins agreed to share that perspective with The Athletic Wednesday morning. A lightly-edited transcript of the phone call with Perkins follows below.



Let’s start with the Game 4 disappointment. You noted the Celtics had zero togetherness out there. What were your thoughts watching the team crater like it did during the second half?



You always look at a team’s body language. It wasn’t enough talking on the floor. There didn’t...