?Still in This Man Head Rent Free?: $225 Million All Star Damian Lillard Locking Horns With 34 Year Old Lakers Veteran Online Has NBA Twitter Grabbing Popcorn

On Sunday Night, the Los Angeles Lakers looked deflated during the second quarter of the game against the Portland Trailblazers. In that quarter, they made 13 points while the Trailblazers dominated with 45 points. However, the halftime break proved to be vital for LeBron James and the Lakers as they came with all guns blazing in the second half of the game. They overcame a 25-point deficit and bagged a win against Damian Lillard and the Trailblazers. While the game was thrilling, there was one incident that has continued to keep fans on their feet.?

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During the game, Lillard stood on the free throw while Lakers? veteran Patrick Beverley chirped a couple of words at him. Lillard responded as he isn?t one to keep quiet thereby reigniting the beef, as mentioned on the Bleacher Report, between the two stars. Beverley received a technical but this didn?t stop him from taking jabs at the six-time All-Star. As the Lakers took control of the narrative, Beverley trolled the ?Dame Time? narrative. Following the Lakers? 121-112 victory, Beverley spoke about his on-court shenanigans to the press, leaving Lillard fired up online.?

Damian Lillard and Patrick Beverley lock heads online

A reporter mentioned to Beverley that he was at a plus 27 while Lillard had ?a slow shooting night”. Beverley instantly took offense and stopped the reporter midway through his question. He said, ?If he would have cooked me you would have said ‘I couldn’t guard him.’ But he misses a couple of shots and it’s a ‘slow shooting night.’?

Beverley continued to mention that if the reporter said ?good job on Dame?, it would fair better. However, the Lakers? star did mention that Lillard could have proven to be dangerous and that it took a team effort to stop him.?

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As videos of this interaction permeated the walls of Twitter, Lillard responded. The NBA Star called Beverley a ?con man? and made a reference to the movie ?Above the Rim?. He drew parallels between Beverley and Flip, a character from the movie who is homeless.?

While Lillard seemed highly frustrated, Beverley looked unbothered. While referring to Lillard?s tweet, Beverley wrote, ?he mad. entertaining.??As these events unfolded, NBA Twitter was quick to react and weigh in with their opinions. ?

NBA Twitter left in splits after the two NBA Stars have a go at each other

While replying to Lillard?s tweet, fans couldn?t believe that Lillard drew a reference to the movie. They were left in splits and claimed that Beverley lives in Lillard?s mind ?rent-free?. They predicted that both teams would face each other in the play-in tournament and that the game would be another thriller. Some even claimed that Beverly ?owned? Lillard. Here are some of the reactions from Twitter:

https://twitter.com/Precision80/status/1617575074525069336?s=20&t=osNBBUdvZdsxO-IOWH3XMQ

https://twitter.com/Traeenthusiast1/status/1617574719888424960?s=20&t=osNBBUdvZdsxO-IOWH3XMQ

On the other hand, on Beverley?s tweet, some fans claimed that the Blazers point guard would drop heavy points on the Lakers in their next face-off. Some encouraged Beverley to keep his talk going while others called him crazy. Many fans even reminded Beverley that he was nowhere close to being as good as Lillard on the court. Here are some of the reactions:?

https://twitter.com/boogieboogss/status/1617681811026628608?s=20&t=pz58qlF1NydAQGAX38QAZw

https://twitter.com/YesutoUri/status/1617689947863142402?s=20&t=pz58qlF1NydAQGAX38QAZw

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