Of course, Suns vs. Lakers has bad blood with it anyway, and Patrick Beverley being on that team now makes is even worse.
True to form, the first thing Beverley hit all game (he was 0-2 from the field) was Deandre Ayton in the back while his team was down double digits in the fourth quarter, a flagrant foul that got him ejected. Sound familiar?
“Just nonsense,” Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker said afterward of Beverley’s act. “I’d have a lot more respect if you just push him in the chest.”
The Phoenix Suns used the three-point shot (16 makes) to take and keep the lead in this one, a game otherwise won physically by the Lakers and, specifically, Anthony Davis.