Patrick Beverley lately mentioned his ideas on Russell Westbrook’s bench stint with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2022-23.
(through Gil’s Enviornment):
Rashad McCants: “Was it dangerous for the crew for Russ to come back off the bench?”
Beverley: “I believed it was. I believed it was dangerous for Russ. He was the heartbeat of the crew.”
Kenyon Martin: “That’s a horrible f****** choice.”
Beverley: “And it’s a tough choice.”
Rashad McCants: “It’s a troublesome choice, that’s why I requested the query as a result of did that have an effect on the crew?”
Beverley: “I don’t suppose it was a choice that was made this yr. I believe it was a choice made primarily based on the season earlier than. And I don’t suppose that’s truthful.”
Rashad McCants: “Primarily based on his manufacturing?”
Beverley: “Primarily based on the slander he was getting from the Frank Vogel period. They wasn’t successful with it, it didn’t appear to be it.”
Rashad McCants: “It appeared prefer it was his fault.”
Beverley: “You needed to put it on any person.”