It was a story from Wednesday’s intense players match that illustrated the thrills of the night: Players ‘union executive director Michelle Roberts was explaining the financial consequences to players if they walked and closed the playoffs, when the Clippers’ Patrick Beverley has stopped. , twice, with targeted questions, Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reported. Roberts asked to finish and Beverley would have said, “No, I’ll pay your salary.”
At that point, Udonis Haslem and union president Chris Paul intervened and asked Roberts to be treated with respect. Some players, like Ivica Zubac of the Clippers, have denied that this is the case.
On Friday, after a deal was announced between the players and the NBA and the games were to return to play the next day, Beverley met with the media and was asked about her interaction with Roberts.
“Oh, we just had a very interesting conversation,” Beverley said. “The PA is like a family. I’m pretty sure everyone here and all the cameras pointing at me, everyone is part of a family. You don’t always agree with your family members, and that’s okay. You communicate it and try to improve it. Whatever the dialogue was or whatever you think it is, yesterday we improved things by meeting the owners, and that’s the most important thing. “
Beverley’s trash-talking personality on the pitch is simply an extension of the competitive, intense and straightforward person who is off the pitch. This can piss people off, whether or not it was Beverley’s intent.
As Patrick Beverley noted, the deal has been closed, and that’s what matters. Everyone is willing to move on (at least it seems so). Roberts, a longtime attorney used to arguing cases, is unlikely to take the disagreement personally.
That story shows how intense things have gotten in the wake of the Milwaukee Bucks who missed the field Wednesday against Orlando, how close the playoffs have come, and how far things have progressed. We’ll see if everyone can be an adult and move on.
Beverley has missed the last four games of the Clippers series against the Mavericks with a calf injury, her Game 6 status is not yet official. The Clippers lead the 3-2 series with Game 6 on Sunday.
