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LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley says he didn't rest during the NBA hiatus and instead im
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00:00Even Patrick Beverly's worst enemies have to admit this man has no quit on a conference call at the porters on Tuesday morning
00:07Beverly broke down his approach to the NBA suspension of play
00:10Explaining why he didn't use that time to rest saying quote for me basketball is a year-round sport
00:15I don't know anything about taking off
00:17I just been doing what I've been doing for the last couple of years
00:20Working on my body working on my craft working on my mind trying to make myself the best weapon possible
00:25I'm just fortunate to be here
00:27Fans of Beverly won't be surprised by this perfectly on-brand response because this is exactly the player
00:32He's made himself up to be there on his eight-year NBA career
00:35And there's no reason to suspect why he would have been resting these last several months anyway after all this the guy who was seen
00:40Working on the beach last summer wearing athletic shorts and a pair of Timberland boots
00:44His mentality is clearly working for him in the Clippers as well
00:46This season the 32 year old has been an excellent distributor on both ends of the Clippers
00:51Averaging nearly eight points five and a half rebounds and about four assists per game while shooting 38 percent three-point range
00:57Moreover when Beverly has played this season
00:59LA has registered 37 wins to just 11 losses and without Beverly in the lineup the Clippers are 7 and 9
01:05Clippers needed to bring that same level of intensity to Orlando
01:09Stakes are high right now and with potential three months stay in the bubble if the Clippers do go all the way
01:14Beverly be someone that teenagers can look to for motivation
01:16Whether it's a scrimmage seating game or game seven of the NBA Finals expect Beverly to give his all as LA attempts to finish up
01:23the season

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