In a regular season game that ended yesterday, the Lakers lost 104-124 to the Timberwolves. It was their third consecutive defeat and their 11th defeat in their last 14 games. The loss was nothing, but the course of the game caused a huge controversy.
In that game, the young Timberwolves showed their youthful vitality, Towns and Edwards were full of fire on the offensive end, the Lakers were overwhelmed, and even veteran Beverley was out of the limelight. Not only did he have 18 points and 6 rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting, but he also "greeted" the Lakers' two superstars, James and Westbrook, with crazy garbage.
During an offensive round, the Timberwolves stood at the free throw line, Beverley roared excitedly at James, made a muscle show, and even more, seeing that James did not care, he went straight up and patted James's ass, without any respect.
For Wei Shao, Beverley was even more ruthless, he first scored in an offensive round, and then gave Wei Shao a large open position in the defensive round to signal the other side to shoot three points, and as a result, Wei Shao not only did not shoot, but also was snatched by Beverley. After the counterattack was successful, Beverly pinched his nose and sprayed at the Lakers bench: "He's just garbage." ”
In the post-game interview, Westbrook couldn't help but talk about Beverley's trash talk, mocking the Timberwolves players for not achieving anything so far; but soon Beverley responded tit-for-tat: every year he could enter the playoffs and reach the Western Conference Finals on two different teams. Basketball is personal data or team sport, I think it's the latter.
For quite some time in the past, beverley's feud with Westbrook has become a topic of discussion, but who would have thought that in the beginning, Beverley was more respectful of Westbrook. Recently, the US media posted an interview with Beverly in 2013, and when asked by reporters about the toughest player in his career, Beverley did not hesitate to report the name of Westbrook.
Also born in 1988, Westbrook and Beverley entered the league through the draft on front and back feet, but Westbrook soon established himself as a star player, while Beverley only emerged after training in the Europa League and the Development League. In the 2013 playoffs, the Thunder and Rockets met in a narrow path, and Beverley violently pressed Westbrook's knee in a defensive round, causing the latter to leave the field with a serious injury. This is considered to be the starting point of the two people's entanglement.
However, with the passage of time, Beverley's initial respect and recognition of Wei Shao has disappeared, and now all that remains is ridicule and contempt.