If the cameras during Game 4 of the NBA Finals were indeed trying to avoid any shot that focused on a pair of Indiana Pacers fans wearing\u00a0Dumb and Dumber suits mocking ESPN\u2019s Kendrick Perkins and Stephen A. Smith, it wasn\u2019t at the request of Perkins.<\/p>\n
Two fans sitting close to the Indiana bench were wearing the orange and blue suits similar to the ones worn by Jim Carrey\u2019s Lloyd Christmas and Jeff Daniels\u2019 Harry Dunne. They also had facial cutouts of Smith and Perkins. Given where they were sitting, the fans were on camera a lot. They also stood out, given that most of the other fans in the building were wearing yellow shirts. But while the fans were consistently visible on camera, they were rarely in focus.<\/p>\n
In a post on X (formerly Twitter) sharing the article<\/a>, Awful Announcing noted, \u201cESPN tried as hard as they could to avoid the Dumb & Dumber inspired fans in the front row at the Finals targeting Stephen A. Smith and Kendrick Perkins,\u201d which Perkins responded to.<\/p>\n \u201cThey should have showed it,\u201d Perkins said. \u201cI\u2019m glad they\u2019re tuning in!!!! Carry on\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n They should have showed it. I\u2019m glad they\u2019re tuning in!!!! Carry on\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) June 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n On Friday, Perkins responded to another X post, which was a picture of the fans, saying \u201cLmao!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n Lmao!!!! https:\/\/t.co\/xvF1guVD8F<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) June 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Perkins, and other ESPN personalities have made themselves the show<\/a> too often while covering the NBA Finals, perhaps at the expense of the players and teams<\/a> competing for the championship. Here, though, we have to give him credit for having a good sense of humor and not taking himself too seriously.<\/p>\n \t