Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley went on a real hater spree against sun guard Chris Paul during ESPN morning broadcast Monday, using his respect for Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry to keep his hate brew brewing.
Beverly first appeared on “Get Up!” to talk about how nobody cares about Paul as a player on either side of the ball. Like him really hammered that point home during his allotted time in the network’s first major morning program.
“Do the guys in the NBA go to bed early at night before they play the Phoenix Suns? Hell no… I’m going to Steak 44… have a nice little wine… Steph Curry? I go to bed at 8 o’clock. … Mom, don’t call me. My girl, don’t call me.”
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He started with the caveat that he believes Paul will be a Hall of Famer, but then switched to his anti-Paul commentary.
“Do guys in the NBA go to bed early before they play the Phoenix Suns? Hell no,” Beverley told Stephen A. Smith and Mike Greenberg.
“I’m going to Steak 44 over there in Phoenix,” he continued. “I’ll grab a nice little wine, probably work up a sweat shooting before the game and get ready for Chris Paul.
“Steph Curry? I go to bed at 8 o’clock. [Beverley then knocks on the table] Mom, don’t call me. My girl, don’t call me. I’m locked up right now. They are two different monsters.”
Beverley’s decision to wake up early to hate another player on national television is a testament to his disciplined nature, making his stated approach not only credible but valuable. He’s often tasked with defending an opposing team’s best guard – Devin Booker would be the guy in Phoenix now, but Beverley often guarded Paul in his prime.
The Minnesota player didn’t stop at an ESPN morning show. He appeared later on “First Take” to double down on his Paul insults, saying that nobody’s afraid of anyone on the Suns. Apparently, Clippers forward Paul George belongs to the anti-Suns camp: Beverley briefly considered not naming him for a full two seconds, then revealed George’s thoughts as well.
Beverley’s statement comes four days after his last anti-Paul, pro-Warriors comments on ESPN, where he called Golden State title favorites and said the dubs “would lead Chris when the team meets Phoenix in the Western Conference Finals Paul from the gym.”