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We conception we obtained some comely precise NBA drama Saturday with the between Damian Lillard, Paul George and Patrick Beverley.
In his Zoom press conference discussing George and Beverley’s mockery of his “Dame Time” celebration after he passed over a pair of snatch free throws and a 3-pointer unhurried within the Blazers’ loss to the Clippers on Saturday, Lillard gave a pointed-but-diplomatic respond.
“The motive they react fancy that is thanks to what they attach a query to, which is a signal of appreciate and accurate exhibits what I’ve performed at a excessive clip, more times than not,” Lillard told reporters. “I am not offended by it.”
Turns out we didn’t even come by the particular version.
“Motherf–kers talkin’ s–t. They’re quiet hurtin’, for that reason,” Lillard mentioned as he left the interview room, per Joe Vardon of The Athletic.
The pair of Clippers gamers and Lillard saved issues going on Instagram, with Lillard calling George and Beverley “chumps” while ripping PG for switching groups.
The full exchange became as soon as hilarious because either side had a level. Lillard and the Blazers did choke away a game the Clippers on the general handed to them on a silver platter, not having fun with Kawhi Leonard at all and sitting George for the closing stretch of the fourth quarter for some awkwardly-timed “load management.” If we had been conspiracy theorists, we might perchance well imply the Clippers had been attempting to come by the Lakers‘ lives tougher by helping Portland into the No. 8 seed.
And Lillard has knocked George and Beverley out of the playoffs, together with a dagger factual in George’s face to entire his time in Oklahoma Metropolis closing 365 days. All precise NBA drama occurs when either side can claim superiority.
