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The court isn’t the only place where players face off. NBA is a hotbed of competition, rivalry, and camaraderie. Here, the dynamics between players often extend beyond the game. And, proving this statement right, yet another fiasco involves ex-NBA stars Patrick Beverley, Karl-Anthony Towns (KAT), Gilbert Arenas, and Rashad McCants.?

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In a recent incident on an episode?of The Pat Bev Podcast with Rone, Gilbert Arenas responds to a comment made by KAT regarding his team. It definitely sparked a response from Patrick Beverley, defensive about KAT. During their exchange, Patrick reveals another incident involving Rashad McCants.?

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Patrick defending KAT?s comments?

The incident started to flare up when Gilbert Arenas responded to KAT’s comments, defending his team’s achievement. KAT argues that?Timberwolves‘ run was more special than Nuggets‘ win. It was more special because they had less time and still managed to succeed.

Gilbert took offense at this remark and said, ?See, you put that playing game man and you got silly m***erf***er thinking that they won a championship. That ain’t no damn championship, bro. That’s eighth spot, right? So you got that’s delusion right there.?

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Now when Gilbert made these remarks, Rashad McCants was also there. Upon hearing all this, he nods in agreement.

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Patrick Beverley, a former teammate of LeBron James stood up for KAT. He questioned whether Arenas and his co-host, Rashad McCants, had watched the entire episode or just clips of it. He further argues how ignorant their comments are, since they fail to understand what KAT really means about camaraderie and Timberwolves’ teamwork.?

His counter reply to Gilbert states, Because if you listen to the pod, the pod spoke about how we got together team-wise. Camaraderie, not about the success we had on the basketball court, and where that took us to play the question was camaraderie.”

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Beverley’s Ruthless Revelation about McCants

Amidst this heated exchange, Beverley dropped a bombshell about his history with Rashad McCants to discredit anything he had to say. Rashad was in the headlines before when he was thrashed by fans in calling Michael Jordan ?The Biggest Fraud in the History of Sports?.?

Patrick revealed that during a tryout for the Lakers early in his career; he made McCants quit.?

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?So did Rashad McCants ever tell you history with me? I made them quit. We tried out for the Lakers early in my career and we just me and him in the workout. He quit it. So anything he says, I can’t take anything.?

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Beverley’s competitiveness and drive to succeed in the NBA are evident in his ruthless history with McCants. His confrontation with Gilbert Arenas sheds light on his loyalty to his former teammate KAT.

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