Protecting the youngest Austin Reaves, Patrick Beverley was fired for the first time in the Lakers shirt
After a few days of sublimation on the shoulders of Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers returned to the ground with a 105-115 defeat to the Phoenix Suns yesterday. The pain continued when this was the Lakers' 8th consecutive loss to the Suns, including the Regular Season and the Playoffs.
Besides, they also suffered an ugly image when Patrick Beverley was sent off at the last minute of the game for rough behavior with the opponent, specifically Phoenix striker DeAndre Ayton.
Beverley rushed to hit DeAndre Ayton in the back from behind, causing bigman, 2m13 tall, weighing nearly 110kg, to fall to the ground.
Soon after, players from both sides exchanged words, including Beverley, Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis, Devin Booker and DeAndre Ayton.
The incident stemmed from a foul by Booker against Austin Reaves. When Reaves lay on the ground due to an accidental impact on the face, Booker made a provocative move. A few seconds later it was Ayton's turn to stand and stare at the Lakers' "youngest brother".
This made Patrick Beverley unhappy and rushed to butt Ayton in the back. Watch this entire collision phase with multiple camera angles below:
After reviewing the situation, the referees decided to immediately disqualify Patrick Beverley. Devin Booker with impact to the face Austin Reaves has been penalized for gross misconduct 1 (flagrant-1).
At the post-match press conference, no one cared about the outcome between the Lakers and the Suns. Instead, attention was focused on the collision and the players involved.
Beverley told reporters that he was quite sorry when the incident happened, but he did not agree with the provocation Devin Booker and DeAndre Ayton did to Austin Reaves, especially when the Lakers youngster was lying on the field. because of pain.
As for the Phoenix Suns, Devin Booker said that he did not intentionally foul Reaves and also regretted it. However, Booker expressed displeasure with Beverley's actions.
“Pushing people from behind like that is very dangerous. Patrick should stop that kind of behavior,” Booker said. “If you want to push, push from the front. I just wanted to say that."
In addition to protesting Beverley's dangerous actions, Suns head coach Monty Williams called on the NBA executive board to review the situation to issue a cold penalty.
He recalled a similar ball from last season when Nikola Jokic had a back push against Morris of the Miami Heat. That action made Morris sit out for a long time because of injury.
This story adds negativity to the Los Angeles Lakers' turbulent season.
Although Anthony Davis had an extremely excellent performance with 37 points, 21 rebounds, 5 steals and 5 blocks, the yellow and purple shirt team still lost and are the only team this year not to have any away wins.
Amidst many bad news, Lakers fans have good news that LeBron James may return this weekend, the first game of the "king" after nearly 2 weeks of sitting out because of a thigh muscle injury.
