Patrick Beverley’s stint for the Los Angeles Lakers may have been short, but it gave fans plenty
of memorable moments to remember. One of his most memorable moments as a member of the Purple and Gold was when he brought out a camera to mock the referees after they missed a foul call that could have given the Lakers a win over the Boston Celtics in January 2023. But the Lakers traded him away at the 2023 deadline in exchange for Mo Bamba — putting an end to his 45-game stint with the team.Beverley was brought in by the Lakers via trade to add more edge to the team on the defensive end of the floor following a disastrous 2021-22 season. The fiery 3-and-D guard is also a culture-setter — someone who raises the intensity of the locker room by the sheer force of his personality. But it may have taken a while for former Lakers head coach Darvin Ham to match that intensity as he figured out the ropes of leading a locker room for the first time in his career.
In fact, Ham even had to apologize recently for not heeding some of Beverley’s suggestions back when the two were with the Lakers.
“I’m in Vegas. I’m gambling. I see Coach Ham walk past. Mind you, I ain’t seen Coach Ham on a personal level since I left Lakers. Coach Ham come up to me [and said], ‘What up.’ He [asked], ‘Could I get five minutes?’ [He then said], ‘Just want to let you know, Pat. I apologize. … You was right. Need to practice more. F*ck that. We need to do more. Can’t just win off talent,’” Beverley recalled on the latest episode of the Pat Bev Podcast.
