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Michael Sykes

Patrick Beverley called out JJ Redick for his harsh criticisms of Doc Rivers’ terrible start with the Bucks

If there’s one thing we all know about Patrick Beverley, the dude is never afraid to speak his mind about almost anything.

That’s especially the case when it comes to his team and teammates. He rides hard for the people in his corner. And that’s exactly what he’s doing right now when it comes to the criticisms being thrown at Doc Rivers.

JJ Redick absolutely ripped Rivers on First Take after some of the coach’s comments about his team over the weekend. Rivers said that he had some players who were “in Cabo” before the All-Star break, implying they were ready to go on vacation already. And that’s why the Bucks struggled going into the break.

Redick called Rivers out on that and most fans seemed to actually agree with him.

One person who didn’t, though, was Beverley. He called Redick out for being so critical of Rivers — especially after playing for him during his stint with the Clippers.

“That man Doc actually saved your career. Started you when no one else wanted to. And you retire go on TV and say that”

Spicy. Not shocking, though. Rivers is Beverley’s current head coach. Of course he’s going to defend him. Those are some harsh words for Redick. Saying that Rivers saved his career is a surprising move from Beverley here..

Redick wasn’t letting this slide, though. He pushed back against it completely.

“Pat my guy I had a four year offer with player option for the same money to be a starter for a different team. FOH ‘Saved my career.’

Sheesh. This just got way messier than it needed to be. Thursday needs to hurry up and get here so the Bucks can get back to playing basketball.

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