Andrew Bynum, Kendrick Perkins and the Truth About NBA Titles

It didn't take long for the whispers to emerge that Kendrick Perkins' knee injury was the main reason the Boston Celtics lost the NBA championship to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Celtics' coach Doc Rivers started the flood of denial when he said his Boston team still hasn't had an opportunity to defend their championship of 2008 with the starting five from that season.

His statements were the first in a number of opinions which openly questioned the validity of the Lakers' 16th championship, and continues a trend of excuse-making which is found throughout the world of sports.

Injuries are just as much a part of basketball as any other aspect, and even though they have the potential to disrupt a team, this is not something which started with Perkins' injury in Game Six of...

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