Los Angeles Lakers veteran guard Patrick Beverley continues to be one of the NBA’s most signature personalities.
On Saturday night, he earned what might be the most epic (and most hilarious) technical foul in NBA history as he tried to defend his teammate LeBron James after an egregious missed call on James at the end of regulation.
On that fateful play, James tried to win the game for the Lakers against the Boston Celtics on the road as the seconds ticked down. As James went up for the bucket, Celtics star Jayson Tatum hit James’ arm on the shot.
The refs didn’t call the foul, which made James absolutely furious.
Beverley, being one of the sports’ premiere personalities, decided to take someone’s camera (?!) onto the court and seemingly show one of the referees the shot attempt to try and clarity why James should’ve gotten the foul called in his favor.
Of course, the referee immediately got flustered and called the technical foul on “Pat Bev.”
Patrick Beverley brings a camera onto the court to show a ref that a foul should've been called on the LeBron James layup try. 🏀📹 pic.twitter.com/uvgLYFt99W
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 29, 2023
Patrick Beverley deserves to have an award named after him for bringing a camera on the court to show the refs evidence of what they got wrong. pic.twitter.com/5qJy9ExlNU
— Bryan Kalbrosky (@BryanKalbrosky) January 29, 2023
The moment actually came after Beverley made a key putback dunk to help the Lakers inch closer to overtime.
PATRICK BEVERLEY 🤯 pic.twitter.com/HgX8x2q4Cy
— NBA TV (@NBATV) January 29, 2023
However, a few minutes later, the only thing that mattered was the technical foul.
The referee pool report was very blunt after the game when Beverley’s tech came up.
no notes. perfect. pic.twitter.com/D4A8qqKNgv
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 29, 2023
Beverley’s candid camera moment will likely become an instant meme and one of the most talked-about moments in the NBA season.
It’s the dramatic finish that people want to tune in for, and you just can’t draw something like this up. You have James, one of the greatest to ever play basketball, having an all-time (justified!) meltdown after an absolutely bizarre missed call. Then, you have Beverley, the league’s best troll and jokester, taking someone’s camera onto the court to show the refs why they were wrong.
That’s why we love the NBA. You just never know what’s going to happen.
Obviously, the internet blew up over Beverley's camera antics.
Patrick Beverley is hilarious 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/1LSg3oeTj0
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) January 29, 2023
I take back every bad thing I’ve ever said about Pat Beverley. Him bringing a camera onto the court to show the ref where he missed the foul is the type of pettiness I can get behind.
— Dylan Park-Pettiford (@dyllyp) January 29, 2023
The memes from this Pat Beverley moment will be glorious. pic.twitter.com/qmWf9PQUxw
— Alexander Grant (@AlexGrantOz) January 29, 2023
Pat Beverley is just a different breed.
He brought a camera onto the court to show the ref that he missed a call. Lol😂😂😂#LakeShow pic.twitter.com/QUuzySFdeZ
— Sportsbook Review (@SBRReview) January 29, 2023
Pat Beverley with the most hilarious technical of the season?pic.twitter.com/F9rO1HSL7t
— Scoot (@slastnightsgame) January 29, 2023
Where did Pat Beverley get that camera?
— Lukas Weese (@Weesesports) January 29, 2023
This is the funniest technical foul I’ve ever seen. Pat Beverley rules https://t.co/RDdYAvpR5m
— so much (for) david (@davidDOWNPOUR) January 29, 2023
We will never hear the end of it from Pat Beverley 👀
Lebron’s reaction tho 👀😂— MarkJonesESPN (@MarkJonesESPN) January 29, 2023
This is top three all-time from Pat Beverley. https://t.co/cmyCv02fNH
— John Lund (@lundinbridge) January 29, 2023
Pat Beverley MVP.
— Jason Diamond (@imjasondiamond) January 29, 2023
Pat Beverley cracks me up 😂
— Tommy Mo (@2on1FFB) January 29, 2023
Pat Bev got the most legendary tech in NBA history! 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/jwZCEn9H7q
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) January 29, 2023
Pat Beverley bringing the camera to the ref is next level. 😂
— Brock Ochs (@BrockOx72) January 29, 2023
Pat Beverley grabbed a courtside camera & tried to show the ref photographic evidence of a missed foul.
All time NBA moment 😂pic.twitter.com/jOTpJG1sfI
— FlashPicks ⚡️ (@flashpicks) January 29, 2023
Pat Beverley showing the refs footage of that last play in regulation could possibly be the funniest thing we will ever see in sports 🏀#LakersvsCeltics #NBA #sports #basketball #LeBronJames
— The Sporting Feast (@SportingFeast) January 29, 2023
Pat Beverley 😂😂😂😂
— Drew Selissen (@Selly_001) January 29, 2023
