Lou Williams Blasts Kendrick Perkins for Criticism on Twitter: 'Shut Up'

Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams—who will undergo a 10-day quarantine in Orlando and miss two games of the league restart after going to an Atlanta strip club during an excused absence to attend a funeral—did not take kindly to criticism from former NBA player and current ESPN pundit Kendrick Perkins. 

In short, Williams told Perkins to shut up:

Last week, rapper Jack Harlow posted a photo on social media of Williams at the Magic City strip club in Atlanta. Williams then told NBA security he had gone to the club but that no entertainers were present and he was there only for a short period of time, per ESPN.

On social media, Williams said he was a big fan of the establishment's food:

He also retweeted an old post to reinforce that he enjoyed Magic City's chicken wings:

Williams had been in Atlanta to attend the funeral services of Paul G. Williams, the father of a family friend. 

"I can't share much with his journey. I wasn't on that journey with him," Clippers head coach Doc Rivers said Saturday. "But he's back here, I can tell you that much. You know, obviously those pictures got out, and that's something that we obviously didn't enjoy seeing or like."

Williams, 33, is an important player for the Clippers, averaging 18.7 points and 5.7 assists per game. Despite coming off the bench as the team's sixth man—he's started just eight games this season—Williams generally is a part of the Clippers closing lineup given his ability to create his own shot and facilitate for his teammates. 

That the Clippers have three players in Williams, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George capable of getting their own shot in the clutch is one of the reasons they are considered amongst the favorites to win an NBA title this year.