Years after vowing to hound Chris Paul, Patrick Beverley makes peace with Spurs star on IG Live: “Nothing personal”
Patrick Beverley earned a reputation in the NBA as one of the most competitive players with a tough-branded style of basketball. In his 12 seasons, Beverley has experienced his fair share of on-court feuds with several players. One of those players is San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul. However, in Beverley's latest Instagram live session, he cleared the air and made peace with Paul.
Back on Oct. 11, 2022, the former Bucks guard shared on "The Pat Bev Podcast with Rone" about his competitive edge aimed at Chris Paul. He emphasized his mentality of being a hound defender whenever he goes up against him even until the day he retires from basketball.
Fast forward to now, Patrick Beverley clarified his stance on the matter as nothing personal against the "Point God" and decidedly made peace with the Spurs star after years of their rivalry together. He shared his comments after he was asked by a fan who joined him on IG Live.
"Hell no," Beverley said. "I want you to understand if it's somebody like in your work position that's ahead of you that everyone says is better than you, obviously you want to get to that point, you want to reach that, you want to decrown the 'Point God.' ... It's just all competition, nothing ever personal with Chris Paul." [ 7:25]
As of now, Beverley is out of the NBA and is playing for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played his last season in the league during his 2023-24 stint with the Milwaukee Bucks. He logged 26 games with the team after getting traded from the Chicago Bulls, where he started the season.
Chris Paul reacted to Patrick Beverley's previous comments describing him as a "cone" on defense
During his appearance on ESPN's "Get Up" on May 16, 2022, Patrick Beverley found himself trending when he aimed shots at Chris Paul by calling him a "cone" at the defensive end.
Fast forward to Paul's appearance on "The Draymond Green Show Podcast," he responded by simply referring to his impressive body of work and letting that speak for his name.
"It made it to me," Paul said. "First and foremost, a pair of lips will say anything. I get it. I've had many times in my career where somebody said this or said that. The work will speak for itself. I still compete on defense every night. I'm probably not the defender I was some years ago. The world that we're in now, people are going to say something."
"You got to give it that 24 hours. I'm not a guy that when something happens I run to my phone and post this or post that. You just stand on the work."
Paul acknowledged that he's not probably the defender he was before but highlighted the importance of letting other people say whatever they feel like and still not receiving a direct response from him. How he performs on the basketball court seems all the response his critics, such as Patrick Beverley, will get from CP3.