Patrick Beverley claims ball boy threatened to kill him over 2013 Russell Westbrook injury

The NBA Playoffs can get very heated, however veteran level guard Patrick Beverley revealed a state of affairs from 2013 when one particular person took it too far. 

At the time, Beverley was enjoying for the Houston Rockets they usually had been pitted in opposition to the powerhouse Oklahoma City Thunder within the first spherical, a crew that sported Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. 

Speaking on his “The Pat Bev Podcast,” Beverley reminisced on a controversial play the place Westbrook tore his meniscus after he lunged to steal the ball from him within the second quarter of Game 2. Westbrook was going to name a timeout, however Beverly noticed it as a possibility to reap the benefits of lackadaisical dribbling. 

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Patrick Beverley of the Rockets drives in opposition to Russell Westbrook of the Thunder throughout the NBA Playoffs on April 24, 2013, on the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Instead, he made contact together with his knee and Westbrook was out for the rest of the playoffs, thus making everybody in Oklahoma City hate Beverley. One particular person, an OKC ball boy, even threatened to kill him, Beverley mentioned.

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“I had a ball boy threaten to kill me over the Russell Westbrook injury,” he mentioned. “I get to OKC the subsequent recreation, the law enforcement officials in entrance.

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“They put a police automotive in entrance of my home in Houston. I get to the lodge, I’m on the ground on my own. Police man on the door. I’m wanting. I am going out within the morning for tea or espresso like Starbuck. Police man is with me. They passing out papers of a younger man’s face… he threatened to kill me. The s— was actual.”

Beverley calls himself “Mr. 94 toes,” which pays homage for his aggressive style of play on both ends of the floor, especially on defense. Teams have coveted his ability to disrupt big-time scorers like Westbrook, but that aggression obviously turned into an injury. 

Russell Westbrook of the Thunder handles the ball beneath stress from Patrick Beverley of the Houston Rockets throughout the NBA Playoffs on April 24, 2013, in Oklahoma City. The Thunder received, 105-102.
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But the risk by no means bothered Beverley, who really wished to confront the ball boy. 

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“I wish I would have ran into his a–,” Beverley mentioned. “I would have beat the s—.”

Luckily, nothing ever went previous the risk. 

Russell Westbrook drives previous Patrick Beverley throughout the NBA Playoffs on April 24, 2013, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Today, Westbrook and Beverley are teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers regardless of their beef up to now.  

“Super excited,” Beverley mentioned when requested about enjoying with Westbrook earlier this season. “I was asked this question two, three years ago, about someone I always wanted to play with, and he was the first name.”