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The NBA is a brotherhood, and while all players are obviously rivals, plenty of them actually grew up hooping with or against each other in AAU circuits and whatnot.
Plenty of them have been top-notch prospects from day one and get to know each other in Team USA’s youth teams or basketball camps.
Regardless of that, some legitimately don’t like each other, and even if they do, they will do plenty of talking to try and get into the other teams’ heads.
With that in mind, Philadelphia 76ers guard Patrick Beverley put together his list of the top five trash-talkers in today’s game.
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Unsurprisingly, Russell Westbrook made the cut, as Westbrook has a long-withstanding history of feuds with multiple players, including with Beverley, before they buried the hatchet when they teamed up in the Los Angeles Lakers.
Of course, Beverley wasn’t going to make a list of trash-talkers and not put himself right near the top.
Some may not like him, and he seems way too overconfident at times, but Pat Bev does talk a lot of smack.
Somewhat surprisingly, Beverley added Luka Doncic as No. 3 in his list, and while not many of his colleagues have talked about him that way, it’s evident that he gets in their heads, especially with all the complaining to the officials.
Kevin Durant also got the nod, and if he’s anything close to the guy he is on Twitter, then he must be an elite trash-talker on the court as well.
And last but not least, Draymond Green was chosen as the ultimate trash-talker, which is by no means a surprise.
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