Patrick Beverley is notorious for getting under his opponents’ skin. He’s seemingly reached an echelon of annoyance where players he never even played against are irked by his antics. Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley revealed that even he is not a fan of the guard. In fact, Barkley could not contain his distaste for Beverley while talking about him on The Steam Room podcast.
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Co-hosts Barkley and Ernie Johnson had former LA Clippers star Blake Griffin as a guest on their podcast. And the conversation swerved to Griffin’s feelings about Beverley as a teammate. The Clippers had traded Griffin to the Detroit Pistons in 2018. So he shared the locker room with Beverley for only a few months. Nonetheless, Barkley wanted to hear how Patrick’s teammate felt about him.
“I’ve always wanted to know from anybody who played with him, is he a pain in the ass in person as he is on television? Because I was like, ‘Yo, man, I want to punch that dude in the face so bad right there.’ He would only be fun to play with; you cannot play against Patrick Beverley,” said Barkley.
Griffin responded with a few words of his own.
“All you guys have your podcasts. He gets his podcast and starts making sh*t up,” Griffin said. “And then it’s just like alright man. Guess we weren’t as cool as I thought.”
Barkley erupted in laughter hearing Griffin’s view. After all, they had a common distaste for someone with whom Barkley has had a longstanding feud.
Beverley’s antics during the 12 years he spent in the league before shifting overseas for the 2024-25 season has created a lot of enemies for him on the court.
However, Barkley’s feelings toward the 6-foot-2 guard, just like Griffin had also hinted, stem from what Beverley had done with The Pat Bev Podcast.
After the Milwaukee Bucks ended their NBA playoff campaign last season, Beverley refused to answer ESPN reporter Malinda Adams after she revealed that she had not subscribed to his podcast.
Beverley pushed Adams’ mic away, saying, “Can you just move that mic please or get out of the circle please ma’am if you’re not subscribed to my pod. I appreciate it. Thank you.”
The guard received backlash from reporters as well as Chuck and Inside the NBA crew for the behavior. He apologized for it too.
However, there was another incident which got Barkley so angry that he asked for Beverley’s immediate suspension.
Barkley has criticized Beverley in the past
Beverley’s involvement in many on-court situations had made him pretty unpopular. However, Barkley drew the line when it once involved a fan.
The Bucks’ 2023-24 season did not go down that well. Injuries had plagued them when it mattered the most, and they lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Indiana Pacers in six games. After the last game, Beverley hurled a ball at a fan in the crowd. It ended up hitting a woman in her head. Barkley was enraged.
“Oh, he hit that lady in the head… He gone. He’s going to get suspended,” Barkley said at the time.
His Inside the NBA co-host, Kenny Smith, pointed out that Beverley may have intended to throw the ball to a man sitting beside her. However, Barkley’s stance didn’t change.
“It don’t matter who he was trying to hit. You can’t hit no lady, ever.”
The NBA handed Beverley a four-game suspension. He has exited the league since then, but if he ever returns to the NBA, he’ll have to serve his time before suiting up for a team.
