G2 Esports Head Coach Luka ‘Perkz’ Perković has denied supporting Andrew and Tristan Tate, in an extended private assertion posted on X (formerly Twitter) on November 4th.
Perković mentioned he had been “fairly shocked” after returning to the platform following years away from social media, and referred to as the submit his “first and final sincere submit in final decade.” He wrote that liking “actually just a few tate memes” round 2022, when likes on the platform had been nonetheless public, had grown into what he referred to as “insanely pretend narratives and storylines” about him as an individual.
Perkz on the Tates and Carlos Rodríguez
“I do not like, help, or stand with tates,” Perković wrote. He mentioned he disliked their views on life and their “wrongful teachings to younglings about girls,” whereas admitting that liking the memes was his mistake.
He additionally addressed his public help for former G2 CEO Carlos ‘ocelote’ Rodríguez. Perković mentioned defending Rodríguez had nothing to do with the issues he had been accused of supporting, and described him as a mentor who believed in him as a youngster. He was additionally vital of how Rodríguez dealt with his exit from G2, saying he was ghosted for 3 days and calling his outdated boss “a coward.” Neither G2 nor Rodríguez had responded publicly on X on the time of writing.
The remainder of the assertion set out his private beliefs. Perković wrote that he’s Catholic and opposes abortion, mentioned he has by no means voted, and mentioned he likes neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris. He additionally wrote that he’s “not a putin fanboy” and doesn’t help warfare.
Perkz on his return to G2
Perković mentioned he invested in Pleasant Hearth, a gaming cafe franchise, a 12 months and a half in the past, and that the possibility to return got here after a name with somebody he named solely as Alban. He wrote that G2’s dealing with of his announcement left him feeling “thrown a bit below the bus,” and that he was later requested to take the head coach role as a result of “the workforce wanted a change.”
He described the summer time as “extraordinarily productive and hopeful,” pointing to an “virtually flawless playoffs run” that ended with G2’s record 20th LEC title. G2 then went out within the group stage at Worlds, which he referred to as “heartbreaking.” He mentioned he got here into “a damaged and dysfunctional workforce, with a number of trauma and belief points.”
“Did I do the proper job within the final months? In all probability not, however I can say I did one of the best that I may,” Perković wrote, including that he spent 12 to 14 hours a day with the gamers throughout bootcamp and Worlds. He closed with: “See you on the rift (extra like from a aspect) in 2027!” G2 nonetheless lists Perković as its League of Legends head coach on its official team page, although neither aspect has confirmed his plans for 2027.