Coming into the 2017-18 season, the LA Clippers weren't sure what to expect from the constructed roster. Having just traded away Chris Paul, re-signed Blake, and added nine new players to the team, the one constant that was expected out of the team was fight. Fight hard every night and reach the NBA playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. One of the new additions expected to lead the fight every night was guard Patrick Beverley, known as a feisty defender who had gotten under the skins of Russell Westbrook and Stephen Curry in playoff series over the last few years.

Beverley was lost for the season in late November, when he underwent both microfracture knee surgery as well as arthroscopic surgery to repair the lateral meniscus in his right knee. Over the last few months, Mr. 94 Feet has been hard at work rehabbing both in Houston and back in Los Angeles in hopes of making a potential return this season, even though head coach Doc Rivers deemed it not possible due to the complex nature of his surgeries.

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Following Tuesday morning's shootaround before the game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Beverley was out on the Clippers practice court shooting around in a three-point contest with rookie Tyrone Wallace. It was one of the first times he'd been seen doing any on-court shooting.

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In a tweet later in the day, Beverley said it was great to take another step in his recovery and be back on the court shooting.

Although he only played 11 games for the Clippers, Beverley averaged 12.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.6 steals, and 2.2 three-pointers per game on 40.3 percent shooting from the field and 40 percent from beyond the arc. A number of those were

Beverley is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for the start of the 2018-19 season. The six-year guard out of Arkansas, who will be turning 30 years of age this July, will be entering the final year of a four-year, $23 million deal when he returns. A player of Beverley's caliber and demeanor doesn't need any extra incentive to play well, but he'll be entering a contract year with a lot to play for.