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Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley is a notoriously pesky defender. He has always done his best to try to stop the player he’s tasked to guard. Along the way, Beverley has had a lot of confrontations and altercations with fellow NBA players, including several occasions against Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook: Beverley isn’t someone […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley is feeling confident as his team gears up for the playoffs. They are currently eighth in the Western Conference standings, and with 13 games left, they will most likely do whatever it takes to avoid meeting the Golden State Warriors in the first round. Fortunately for the Clippers, they […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley has shown no love for their co-tenants at Staples Center, the Los Angeles Lakers. He recently said that they’re the better team in LA, and proved it by beating the purple and gold franchise 113-105. He’s also not a fan of all the hype that Sophomore point guard Lonzo […]

L.A. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley is one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA. Great defenders such as Beverley often get asked who their toughest cover is. George Efkarpides of EuroHoops asked the former All-Defensive First Team member who has been the toughest player to guard so far in 2019. His answer? Sweet Lou Williams in […]

Patrick Beverley is one of the most intense defensive players in the league. The veteran guard is the one usually assigned to defend the best players from the opposing teams. But aside from his aggression on defense, he’s also built a reputation for being a trash talker who can easily get under anyone’s skin just […]

Monday night will feature a matchup between two of the most rugged defenders in the NBA when Marcus Smart’s Boston Celtics take on Patrick Beverley’s Los Angeles Clippers. You would be hard-pressed to find two scrappier players in the league, so that beg questions the question: Just who is the scrappiest player in the NBA? […]

LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers and Patrick Beverley’s L.A. Clippers have been in a heated playoff race until this past week. The Lakers dropped a big game to the Clippers, ruling out any chance of winning the season series and putting a huge dent in their playoff hopes. The Clippers, on the other hand, continue […]

LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley is calling out Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Paul George. After Beverley replied to a video on Twitter that showed he locked up George on Friday, George replied by saying “stop it.” George told reporters on Friday in the postgame locker room that the refs were awful. Patrick Beverley, who […]

The L.A. Clippers were well on their way to a huge win over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Patrick Beverley was at center court, taunting the Staples Center crowd as the final seconds ticked off the clock. Beverley was absolutely fired up. And he always plays like he has something to prove. Following […]

LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers had a lot of praise for starting point guard Patrick Beverley following their huge win against the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA championship-winning coach lauded Beverley’s impact on the court, even without scoring, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: Doc Rivers on #Clippers' Patrick Beverley – "He was great. You know […]

The L.A. Clippers brought their A-game Monday night and took care of business against the Los Angeles Lakers. Patrick Beverley, in particular, didn’t back down from taking on Lakers superstar LeBron James on defense. Reporters asked Beverley what he looks forward to when facing someone like James and a team like the Lakers. The scrappy […]

Patrick Beverley once again reminded everyone that the Clippers, and not the 16-time champion Lakers, are the better team in Los Angeles. While speaking to reporters, the feisty defensive guard doubled down on his bold statement during the summer, and said that the numbers don’t lie, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: Patrick Beverley on the […]

Patrick Beverley has stated on multiple occasions that the Clippers, not the Lakers, are the better team in Los Angeles. Well, he just walked the talk and helped the Clippers back it up. The defensive-minded guard had 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists to help the Clips erase an eight-point first quarter deficit and […]

L.A. Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley is pulling off his mind tricks early on the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, two minutes into their game on Monday night. Beverley has made a name for himself as a notoriously pesky defender. He’s known for not backing down on anyone and James, by any means, is no […]

Back in August last year, Patrick Beverley confidently said that the Los Angeles Clippers are the best team in LA. Seven months later, he doubled down on that statement and reminded everyone that the Clippers own Los Angeles. Patrick Beverley in the locker room – “The #Clippers are the best team in L.A. Motherf****** thought […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley does not exactly have a great reputation in the league, so even when he does something that just barely blurs the line between legitimate and dirty, he receives criticism. On Sunday night, Beverley made a great defensive play on Denver Nuggets guard Isaiah Thomas, blocking a three-point attempt by […]

The NBA trade deadline is on Thursday afternoon, and the Los Angeles Clippers are in limbo. They currently find themselves in eighth place in the Western Conference standings, so if the season ended today, they would be in the playoffs, but they aren’t going anywhere. Let’s face it: if the Clippers do make the postseason, […]

Patrick Beverly of the L.A. Clippers is known for his great, if not irritating, defense. And for those in the know, this type of defense requires great footwork, high basketball IQ, and a bit of acting. But recently, referees took notice of his antics and gave him a warning for an apparent flop. And the […]

LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley has been warned by the NBA for violating the league’s anti-flopping rule. Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints confirmed this development, with the league issuing a warning to Patrick Beverley for his flop during Sunday’s showdown against the Sacramento Kings. Beverley committed the act during the first minute of the game against […]

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Miami Heat on Wednesday behind 31 points from small forward Tobias Harris, and Clipper Nation can thank Patrick Beverley for Harris’ big game. Tuesday against the Dallas Mavericks, Tobias Harris had one of his worst games of the season. The swingman scored just nine points on 1-of-9 shooting from the […]

A Dallas Mavericks fan who heckled Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley into an ejection last month has been banned from the American Airlines Center for the remainder of the season, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com. On Dec. 2, Beverley was tossed after throwing a hard bounce pass in the direction of Mavericks fan […]

On Monday, L.A. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley messed around when he threw New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis’ shoe to his sideline. Messing with an opposing player’s shoe isn’t unheard of in the NBA. Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade did it in a playoff game, throwing Mike Bibby’s shoe to the sideline after he lost […]

Stephen Curry and Patrick Beverley got into each others’ faces during Sunday’s showdown between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers defense-first guard appeared to take exception of the Warriors superstar flexing in front of him, and tried to slap the ball out of Curry’s hands. Curry didn’t appreciate the gesture, […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry and L.A. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley found themselves in the middle of a tense altercation during Sunday night’s game between the two teams. In a tied game in the second quarter, Curry had the ball in his hands after a whistle stopped play. But for some reason, Beverley wasn’t […]

The Los Angeles Clippers discussed an extension with shooting guard Patrick Beverley over the summer, but the rugged defender opted to play out his final season and test unrestricted free agency next summer, according to Sean Deveney of Sporting News. Patrick Beverley is making $5.02 million this season. The Clippers acquired the Chicago native from the Houston […]

The NBA league office has fined L.A. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley $25,000 for his actions during his ejection in the fourth quarter of a 114-110 Sunday night loss to the Dallas Mavericks, per Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints. Beverley tossed the basketball toward longtime Mavs season-ticket holder Don Knobler after the two traded verbal spats throughout the […]

LA Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley was ejected from Sunday night’s 114-110 loss to the Dallas Mavericks after he threw the basketball at a Mavs fan early in the fourth quarter. Beverley said the fan told him, “F*** your mother” twice, which led to his reaction and ejection with 9:10 remaining in the game: Replay […]

Patrick Beverley has started all 16 games this season for the Los Angeles Clippers, but that streak will end Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards. The Clippers, who are currently on a five-game winning streak, will move Patrick Beverley to the bench and start rookie point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and guard Avery Bradley alongside small […]

Los Angeles Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley is always known for taking pride in his defense. No wonder why Beverley clapped back at Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson after the latter’s defense dig on the Clippers. Beverley didn’t hold back anything as he tweeted out his answer to Klay’s comment that the Clips’ defense was […]

Fox Sports 1 pundit Skip Bayless is not often on the side of flamboyant athletes, but he was on Wednesday morning’s iteration of his show Undisputed, when he chastised L.A. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley for his after-the-whistle play on Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook. “I know Patrick Beverley, I respect Patrick Beverley, but last […]

L.A. Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley and Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook had another run-in on Tuesday night, one that escalated to unimaginable lengths, as police had to be called to intervene between two heated benches. Beverley maintained his innocence post-game after being whistled for a technical foul during a 128-110 loss to the […]

Things got heated between Patrick Beverley and Russell Westbrook during Tuesday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Westbrook did not appreciate Beverley’s questionable dive for the ball that undercut the former MVP off his legs and caused him to have a nasty fall on the floor. However, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers does not […]

Everyone in the NBA knows Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook and L.A. Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley don’t like each other, and the two guards got into it once again Tuesday night in Oklahoma City. If you recall, back in the 2013 playoffs, Beverley collided with Westbrook’s right knee while the Thunder superstar was […]

It’s 2018 and Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley are still at it. During Tuesday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Westbrook and Beverley got entangled while diving for a loose ball in the final period of the contest, resulting in a bit of hostility between the […]

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook is far from shy when it comes to expressing emotions on and off the court. In Tuesday night’s matchup with the L.A. Clippers, things were no different. 😂 Russell Westbrook scores on Patrick Beverley then rocks the baby! (Via @FOXSportsOK) pic.twitter.com/VAv7xSLwqm — Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) October 31, 2018 Clippers guard […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Patrick Beverley has some thoughts on the new NBA rules. Pretty short, sweet to the point. . @sabreenajm – “Pat, do you feel like you’re getting a better handle on the new rules on the perimeter?”@patbev21 – “No.”#Clippers 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/WhxiVoNTZb — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) October 29, 2018 It is not known […]

The L.A. Clippers have long played the little brother role in the City of Angels, with the majority of the attention going to the Lakers and their frequently star-studded lineups. While this might bother members of the Clippers, Patrick Beverley is taking the opposite approach. The Clippers guard was actually very pleased that his team is so […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar power forward Anthony Davis and L.A. Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley are both from Chicago. They go way back and love to compete against each other on the basketball floor. That’s why it came as no surprise when Patrick Beverley, who is only 6-foot-1, started trash talking Anthony Davis after he […]

The Phoenix Suns have set their sights on LA Clippers point guard Patrick Beverley to play alongside phenom Devin Booker this season, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. “They’re looking for a point guard and I’ve been told they’ve been targeting Clippers guard Patrick Beverley,” said Charania. “He’s been at the top of their […]