Patrick Beverley suspected that such an outing was going to make people react. Guest on ESPN to comment on the Suns’ exit from the road against the Mavs, the Wolves point guard openly attacked Chris Paul. The latter, according to him, can’t defend anyone, everyone knows that in the NBA “, sent the former Clippers player, before comparing his counterpart to a” plot, like those with which we train during the summer »…
If he said he did not doubt for a second that “CP3” will end up in the “Hall of Fame”, Patrick Beverley, whose altercation with Chris Paul is remembered during the last playoffs, considers that he should have been out for six fouls due to contact on Jalen Brunson. And that Monty Williams should have squarely placed his point guard on his bench, rather than Deandre Ayton… “ It’s not a tackle on Monty, he’s a great coach, coach of the year, but if T-Lue had coached the Suns, he would have made that decision. It’s a tough decision, but he would have made it. »
A dispute that goes back a long time?
« Chris is one of the best basketball players in history…Why would I comment when some go after him when they aren’t even in that category », reacted the coach of the Suns. The latter clarified that this type of comments is one of the reasons why he does not use social networks.
« When I hear things like that, another player picking on Chris, it doesn’t bother me at all. I look at all of Chris’ work, everywhere he’s gone he’s taken the franchise to a level that has never been reached before. I could answer, but we are aiming for other things, more important things. »
On Twitter, Damian Lillard also went there with his reaction, wondering what Chris Paul had” fact » to Patrick Beverly. ” The guy is on TV like his word was law », sued the Blazers point guarddescribing a ” very weird behavior ».
A few weeks ago, in the JJ Redick podcast, Patrick Beverley explained that he and Chris Paul have known and clashed for a long time. According to the Wolves player, the confusion dates back to the LeBron James camp organized by Nike, when he was still in college. He was then able to face Chris Paul. “I had killed him. Destroy. So when I saw him in the NBA, of course that energy was going to find its way into the league. »
Patrick Beverley then added to respect the talent of the Suns veteran, but not so much his vice shots. “Chris, he does stuff on the sly. People don’t know. He’s a dirty little asshole. Chris knows that very well… I appreciate what he brings to the game. He changed the game. You have to celebrate everything he can do. But he also knows how to manipulate the system, and we have to talk about all that as well.”
Un « clown » pour Matt Barnes
And when a user compared the statistics of Patrick Beverley in the playoffs (11 points and 5 assists) to that of Chris Paul over the last five games of the series against the Mavs (9 points and 6 assists), “Lady” returned that ” nobody » was defending on the Wolves player…
At the heart of this regular “trashtalking” session, Matt Barnes, still on ESPN set, also added his two cents to criticize Patrick Beverley’s comments. According to him, “CP3″, his former Clippers teammate, ” played poorly from Game 3 to Game 7. He was awful and that’s what he would tell you. […] As representatives of the media, we have a duty to be critical, but I think there is a fine line between criticism and disrespect. And what Pat Beverley did to Chris Paul today was completely disrespectful and inappropriate. »
Like Monty Williams, Matt Barnes considers that the two men do not box in the same category.
« Chris Paul has played very poorly in this series and his statistics are always better than yours in career. You have to understand that he was 12 times All-Star, nine times member of an ‘All-Defense’ team, seven times in the best defensive five, he will be Hall of Famer “, listed the 2017 NBA champion with the Warriors, recalling that Pat Bev and he were ‘role players’ “ of the same kind ».
« All he needed was the clown’s red nose, because he was there talking like a clown.”a conclu Matt Barnes. “CP is a basketball legend. We are ‘role players’ so have some respect for these guys. »
