Patrick Beverley has used his reputation to control a narrative and he has used LeBron James haters to endorse it!
Well, Russell Westbrook tried to warn everybody back in November.
"“Pat Bev trick y’all, man, like he playing defense,” Westbrook said. “He don’t guard nobody, man. It’s just running around, doing nothing. … All that commotion to get 47.”"
This was after the Rockets beat the Clippers 102-93 in a game James Harden dropped 47 points, fouled Beverley out and went on to score 17 after Patrick took a seat!
Patrick Beverley (Along with many others, writer included!) got caught up in the media hype. To understand how the media works. We have two media personalities here.
Shannon Sharpe, who is discussing Patrick Beverley and his behavior in a game he didn’t even play.
Skip Bayless, a notorious LeBron troller tries to change the narrative calling out Damian Lillard (Another player Bayless tries to troll!) and the Golden State Warriors.
Bruh, you're not driving or in the passenger seat. Pat Bev is the 4th or 5th best player on the team & does more talking than anybody. He’s carved out a nice niche, but he's no Gary Payton. pic.twitter.com/YtFQVf0QHQ
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) August 10, 2020
For the record, Patrick Beverley played 8 games averaging 6.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists. However, the Clippers perimeter defense was spotty featuring breakout performances from Luka Doncic and Jamal Murray.
Now that the Los Angeles Clippers are no longer a factor along with Patrick Beverley, read on to see what the Los Angeles Lakers really think!