Former NBA player JJ Redick further expanded on his support for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Patrick Beverley for their celebration of winning the Play-In game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
He brought up a point that there is a tendency to think that professional athletes do not care about winning and that the T-Wolves proved that stereotype worng.
Redick also reminded that Beverley felt disrespected by the Clippers by their contract offer. Following his contract expiration Los Angeles made him an offer that was just unacceptable for him.
Via R.P. Salao of ClutchPoints:
“Just to provide some context about the Timberwolves. Karl-Anthony Towns was with Flip, who passed away. Karl-Anthony Towns has lost his mother and a number of family members to COVID. Patrick Beverley is the ultimate chip on your shoulder guy who felt disrespected by the Clippers,” said Redick.
“My point is for all the knock against professional athletes [not caring], we witnessed in real time them showing that it matters. Them showing how much they cared. They cared. The city cared. The fans cared. The team cared. The players cared. And we’re going to make fun of that?” he continued in his rant defending the Timberwolves.
