Patrick Beverley Addresses Taking part in With Lakers, Russell Westbrook

The Lakers turned some heads final month after they acquired veteran guard Patrick Beverley in a commerce with the Jazz. The fiery Beverley has had some previous run-ins with present Los Angeles level guard Russell Westbrook, who endured a tumultuous first season together with his hometown workforce that culminated within the workforce lacking the playoffs.

As Beverley was formally launched in a press convention on Tuesday, Westbrook was a subject of dialog, significantly previous beef between the 2 high-energy guards.

“Tremendous excited,” Beverley stated when requested about his match with Westbrook, per ESPN’s Ohm Youngmisuk. “… I used to be requested this query two, three years in the past, [about] somebody I all the time needed to play with and [Westbrook] was the primary title. I’ve [known] Bron since I used to be a child, a rookie on this league, so clearly I need to play with him. However a participant with that aggressive spirit, that fireside, that may, that canine, that nastiness, that grit, to have a operating mate like that, I’ve by no means had that. So I’m tremendous excited to see the place it goes.”