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The LA Lakers took another step back in the west as Patrick Beverley and the Chicago Bulls beat the purple and gold on Sunday night. The Lakers were down by eight late in the 4th quarter when Beverley put the nail in the coffin with a floater over LeBron James. With 1:16 remaining in the quarter, Pat Bev attacked the basket and went for a turnaround floater over James for the game-winning basket.
In classic Patrick Beverley fashion, he proceeded to taunt his former teammate. Crypto Arena reacted with loud boos as Beverley showed nothing but disrespect to his former team. The Lakers lost to the Bulls 118-108 and now have a 37-38 record.
Before playing in LA on Sunday, Pat Bev made it clear on his podcast that his new goal was to knock the Lakers out of the playoffs. It appears he's one step closer to fulfilling his promise. LA Lakers fans on social media couldn't help but joke about Beverley despite taking a loss from his team.
@YT_ShayAND1 tweeted: "bro didn’t even play like this for us"
Patrick Beverley stirs up mixed reactions from NBA fans on social media after his "game-winner"
Some NBA fans were unimpressed and were trolling Beverley after hitting a floater over James. But there's also another side of the coin wherein the other fans are cheering on the tenacious player. Here's what some of them had to say:
@Patrick___29 tweeted: "Y’all hype up this dude more than Zach and Demar. Pats team is what in the standings. Lakers record without him is what? I’m confused"
@KnoYourPersonel tweeted: "I mean that’s not going to happen even if we lose Wednesday lol. But go off patty"
@HOLLEYWOOD9111 tweeted: "Wait people still listen to Pat Bev"
@tunk_2010 tweeted: "Yeah but that’s just one game they won they will see them Wednesday and that still doesn’t mean they didn’t make the playoffs"
@Michael33374563 tweeted: "dude talks way to much. lakers still the 9 seed with a good chance to move up while bulls r stuck in 10th. not a fan of either team btw"
@okbulldog133 tweeted: "Love or hate him, every team wish they had a Pat Bev on their team"
Patrick Beverley had a mediocre game against the LA Lakers on Sunday night. He added only 10 points, five assists, and four rebounds. However, Beverley was able to hit a big shot over LeBron James to seal a Chicago Bulls victory at the Crypto Arena.
