I have to deal with the reality when I get back, [but until then] comforting my friends, being a leader right here, being a leader of my crew back home in Chicago. "Because I am starting to lose people that's real close to me, and it is starting to hit home. But there are still kids in there that want to go to the NBA and still kids in there that have dreams to be the next Patrick Beverley.

"But I am fortunate to be in the bubble, and I mean that wholeheartedly. And I just want to make sure that I am staying focused and doing what it takes to inspire. Remove; In this conversation Hier sollte eine Beschreibung angezeigt werden, diese Seite lässt dies jedoch nicht zu. Search query Search Twitter.

"I cried on my way to practice on the back of the bus, man," Beverley told ESPN. If someone looks like they're slacking, Beverley will jump on them immediately. It has been just over three weeks since Beverley lost one of his best friends, Davaris, who was shot and killed in Chicago on July 20.

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Get stronger. Kind of use your pain that way. Adlai "Dexter" Hood, a father figure to Beverley, was shot eight times and killed in his car when Beverley was a teenager, according to Beverley's mother, Lisa Beverley.During the summer of 2008, when he returned to Chicago after he was suspended from "I have been dealing with this so much that I have been able to kind of do what I do as a younger kid, able to take that pain, grab a basketball and just take it out on basketball," Beverley said of how he is currently coping.

It's a contagious energy among his teammates, but also very intense.

"This has been my way of venting. But whether I was a little kid grabbing a ball and running to the park or as an adult now and being the last one in the gym and first one on, just try to keep my mind at ease and off the reality at hand. "Stay in a gym, shoot more, lift more, read more, mind, body and soul. I am able to focus on my craft, not able to deal with kind of the reality, not just yet. A bitter feud between Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard and Los Angeles Clippers duo Paul George and Patrick Beverley reared its head … It's a tough time.

It hits home for me.

It isn't just a statement. This [restart in the] bubble, my game, the way I carry myself is important, not only to me, but to all the inner-city kids around there. "It's a very unfortunate situation, losing a friend to gun violence," Beverley said. Search query Search Twitter. Like a wrestling character staying in character, Patrick Beverley is always unapologetically Patrick Beverley.If there's anything this interaction should get fans hyped for, it should be "what is Patrick Beverley's trash talk going to be like in an empty arena?" Saved searches. "[He died in the] same neighborhood, same area, same park we hang out at. It isn't just a statement.

"The NBA bubble has taken on a new meaning for Beverley. ""We're having real-life issues in the world," Williams said.Beverley, who will miss his fourth straight game Wednesday with a strained left calf when the Clippers play the Last weekend, four people were killed and at least 36 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago, "I just want to shine a light on the city of Chicago," Beverley said. That's the never-ending battle of a man who permanently has a chip on his shoulder.There isn't a player in the NBA that embodies the idea of "a player you love on your team, but hate to play against" more than Patrick Beverley. "I am tired of losing people. Saved searches. Patrick Beverley will talk trash at any and all comers.Jared Dudley voiced his concerns about potential soft tissue injuries if the NBA hastily returns, and Beverley wasn't having it.To Patrick Beverley, basketball is about staying ready.

You know? "Raised in one of Chicago's toughest neighborhoods on the West Side, Beverley said he has lost several loved ones to gun violence. Tears began streaming down Beverley's face. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University. He's the supreme definition of an agitator, on and off the court. "It ain't safe right now. Everybody has a different way.

Remove; In this conversation He's spent his whole career trying to prove that he belongs, and continues to have the same mindset today. "Couple of days after his birthday, he passed. When asked about Beverley’s comments during his postgame press conference, Lillard didn’t hold back his true feelings about several players on the Clippers. And I have been able to kind of take my mind off my reality and put all that passion and pain into the game of basketball."

"I am in a bubble, able to focus on basketball, so this bubble has been a great experience for me.

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Just trying to find a way to get everyone out [of danger], you know?