The Education of Kendrick Perkins: A Memoir

The Education of Kendrick Perkins is a remarkably candid, intimate memoir unlike any other sports book in recent memory. NBA veteran, center for the world-champion Boston Celtics, and popular ESPN commentator, "Perk" shares stories of playing with and against legendary stars, including Celtics teammates Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce, as well as James Harden, Keven Durant, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Hakeem Olajuwon, and many others.

But this book explores much more than basketball. Addressing racial injustice, his growing political consciousness, the Black family, and uncomfortable truths about America, Perkins reflects on being Black in a nation still rooted in the history of enslavement and oppression.

Powerful, wide-ranging, and hones, The Education of Kendrick Perkins is a revelatory book.