Pat Beverley gets his revenge with iconic NBA celebration

Pat Beverley let it all out as the NBA star’s emotions became the hot topic of Minnesota’s dramatic play-in win over the LA Clippers.

Pat Beverley was in a mood.

For Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Patrick Beverley, Wednesday’s NBA play-in tournament win against the Clippers was personal.

The New York Post reports Beverley — who spent four years with Los Angeles before he was dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies last August — was brought to tears after forcing a late turnover for a 109-104 win that punched the T-Wolves’ ticket to the playoffs.

It is the first playoff appearance for Minnesota since 2018.

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In the immediate aftermath of the win, Beverley hopped up on the scorer’s table near the Clippers bench and started celebrating, shouting into the home crowd as L.A. looked on. Then he tossed his jersey into the crowd and ran around the court.

“Take they a** home,” Beverley said of what he told his former teammates while celebrating.

“Long flight to LA. Take they a** home. It’s deeper than that for me. I gave my blood and sweat and tears to that organisation. You guys know the story.”

The point guard, who has become one of Minnesota’s most impressive players in his first year with the team, hugged his mother, Lisa, on the court. His jump onto the scorers table was similar to what T-Wolves legend Kevin Garnett did after he led them to the Western Conference finals in 2004.

🔥 Patrick Beverley took off his jersey, climbed onto the scores table after beating the Clippers in the Play-In to secure the Timberwolves the 7th seed.

• 7 points
• 11 rebounds
• 3 assists

Huge moment for Minnesota.pic.twitter.com/JUx8sAzt6O

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) April 13, 2022

The celebrations continued in the locker room, where Beverley — who the Timberwolves extended in February — cussed out his former team.

“Weak a** Clippers. Beat they motherf***ing a**,” Beverley said on Instagram live.

In the postgame press conference, Beverley got emotional, elaborating on what the victory meant to him.

“Blood, sweat and tears, to just be written off like that, ‘He’s injury-prone. He’s old.’. This, this, that, that. To be able to come here and play them in a play-in and beat they a**, no other feeling, man. No other feeling,” Beverley said.

“Man, I wanted this one so bad. This is just the icing on the cake, the cherry on top. Play-in, to be able to beat them … another goal scratched off. I told you we were going to the playoffs. Most of you all, y’all looked at me like I was crazy when I first said that. I f***ing told y’all.”

After the game, Beverley tweeted, “Told y’all,” with a bunch of wolf and heart emojis. “We celebrating because MINNESOTA DESERVES THIS. A LOT OF PAIN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. BE HAPPY FOR US,” he added in a separate tweet.

Patrick Beverley was the man. David Berding/Getty Images/AFP

Clippers forward Paul George wasn’t a fan of Beverley’s “antics”, which he addressed in his postgame press conference.

“They got guys that are a little bit more confident. His energy and his persona, you know, rubbed off, they made an impact on that roster,” said George, who scored 34 points for Los Angeles in the loss.

“I know what it was coming into this game. I wasn’t going to allow Pat to do his antics and try to get me flustered. I knew it’s all for show. It’s for the crowd. Gets the crowd involved. I love it. I love it. I miss it. He did it on our side because it’s contagious. I think when he’s in that mode, it ignites the team, ignites the arena. You need energy guys like that.”

Beverley, though, was on a mission to upset his former team.

“I told you, Ant,” he said to Minnesota’s 2020 first-round pick, Anthony Edwards, who dropped 30 points in the win. “They didn’t believe me. We going to the playoffs, baby. They looked at me like I was crazy. They said, ‘Pat, you crazy!’”

Minnesota will play the second-seeded Grizzlies in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday while the Clippers will now face the winner of the Spurs-Pelicans play-in game for the eighth seed Wednesday.

This story first appeared on the New York Post and was reproduced with permission

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