“Kobe Bryant likes you a lot! He thinks you’re a dog”: Patrick Beverley felt he ‘finally made it’ after hearing his praise from The Mamba

Kobe Bryant secretly admired ‘the dog’ in Patrick Beverley, the latter came to know about it when he asked Trevor Ariza.

Like him or not, Patrick Beverley is the type of player you want in your team. And by some ploy of the game of basketball, the team that has the Pat Bevs and PJ Tuckers of the world are the ones that want to win championships.

What someone like Beverley brings to any squad is simply contagious and inspires teammates to be the best version of themselves.

When they see a 6’0 guard give it all every night and be trouble for almost everyone in the opposition, they get inspired even when the best player in their team is having a bad outing.

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Even Kobe Bryant saw that dog in the former Rockets guard and “liked him a lot” as a player.

Kobe Bryant liked Patrick Beverley “a lot”

Imagine struggling for getting into the league as much as Beverly did, and when you make it, you make The Black Mamba appreciate what you bring to the table each night.

Anyone’s life would be shaken with happiness, like the one they never felt before. It is as close to getting a compliment from Michael Jordan.

Beverley did get it but had to ask Trevor Ariza for it because you know, Kobe and Pat Bev never played together, and obviously the former would not say a word in appreciation of any player of even his own team, let alone to the opposition.

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— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) September 19, 2022

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Let’s see how the 34-year-old does justice to the Lakers legend’s perspective for him when he takes on the court in LA. He will have to be that adhesive, and dog of the team, that the Lakers were in dire need of to push for a championship.

About the author

Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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