In the 2013 playoffs, Patrick Beverley (then with Houston) went for a steal, took out Russell Westbrook’s knee, which led to a meniscus tear and a couple of surgeries for Westbrook, which sidelined him beyond just those playoffs. That knee is still an issue, Westbrook had “clean up” surgery on it before this season.”
Which is why what happened Tuesday night felt like Deja’ Vu.
Russ and Patrick Beverley were HEATED 😤 pic.twitter.com/ZxpeyOTCLw
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 31, 2018
How heated did it get this time?
Police have been brought onto the court to keep Westbrook and Beverley away from each other pic.twitter.com/FAlF1fm8gD
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) October 31, 2018
Westbrook was given a technical, Beverley got a Flagrant 1 for the play. Doc Rivers may not have liked it, but if anything that was soft on Beverley, what he did was a reckless play that could have led to a serious injury. He may have been going for a loose ball, but body control matters.
Beverley and Westbrook were still chirping after the game.
Patrick Beverley on his near-altercation with Russell Westbrook: “Somebody walked to our bench doing all that cappin’ stuff. I don’t know what that is.” pic.twitter.com/zsIF5ASJzx
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) October 31, 2018
Russell Westbrook on his new rocking the cradle move whenever he’d score on Patrick Beverley: “You got little kids, you gotta put them to sleep. When you got little kids on you, that’s what happens.”
— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) October 31, 2018
Circle your calendars for Dec. 15, that’s when these teams meet again.