Danny Green Unloads on Patrick Beverley Over Chris Paul ‘Cone’ Comments

Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley is doing the most for not being in the Playoffs.

Following an appearance on JJ Redick’s podcast, the “defensive specialist” took his talents over to ESPN’s offices this week to absolutely lay in to Chris Paul for his defense in the Suns’ second-round collapse against the Mavericks. Beverley compared CP3’s defense to that of a practice cone.

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The entire basketball world took note of Beverley’s scathing comments, including Sixers sharpshooter Danny Green.

Green had some thoughts for Beverley on the latest Inside the Green Room podcast:

“People target you too, Pat Bev. You ain’t playing no f***ing defense out there. You ain’t stopping Luka. It’s time and time again I see Luka call your a** “little man” and “he’s too f***ing small” and go right at you every chance he got. When you play Luka you’re a cone, too. How would you like that?”

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Danny Green heard Pat Bev go off on Chris Paul, and he has some thoughts 👀😳

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And here’s more from the podcast:

“When you’re talking about a Hall of Famer you can critique, but the disrespect I think was taken a little far.

“I think [Beverley] just used that platform because he has an issue with Chris, and he used it as a personal vendetta to take out a lot of his anger on the set at that moment. I thought it was unfair to Chris, and I’m sure a lot of people felt the same, a lot of guys in the league.

“I don’t mind certain guys critiquing players, but you’re a role player – to disrespect a Hall of Famer is too far. Calling somebody a cone is disrespectful, bruh. I don’t care. Target and cone are two different words, bro. He said he can’t guard. Chris Paul is a … nine-time member on the All-NBA Defensive Team. Yeah they targeted him, but s**t there’s been times when Pat Bev’s been targeted too, are you kidding me?

“Pat Bev, you’re not stopping Luka either. There’s not many people on the planet that are stopping Luka.”

It’s hard to argue with Green.

Pat Bev is going to  have to deal with his comments next season,  and people will be more than ready to go hard at him..

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