The exhibition game had been over for a few minutes but as he pivoted to leave an on-court television interview, Patrick Beverley locked onto his next target.
He veered away at the last moment before darting through a tunnel leading to the locker room, but not before unleashing a roar into the camera whose message was at once unintelligible and unmistakable.
Beverley had 12 points and five assists, four rebounds and three steals in the Clippers’ preseason opener, a 110-91 victory over the Sydney Kings, his first game since suffering a season-ending right knee injury 11 games into last season.