Perkins revealed that after calling Khris Middleton the “Batman” and Giannis Antetokounmpo the “Robin” during the 2021 NBA Finals he began receiving violent messages directed at his wife and children. He described the threats arriving via personal phone numbers and accounts with explicit promises to kill his kids and home location details. Perkins said he alerted ESPN and its Disney-owned security team investigated the messages, identified the sender and had the individual taken into custody. Media reports rely solely on Perkins’ account and include no independently sourced details about the suspect’s identity or any formal legal filings. He framed the episode as evidence of rising betting-related pressures in sports media and urged colleagues to use organizational security channels rather than publicizing threats.