It was an emotional, physical and nasty game between the Rockets and Thunder. It was so bad, the winning team shot 28.8 percent from the field. At one point Patrick Beverley got into it with the referee Bill Kennedy, at which point Thunder coach Scott Brooks raced out and joined in on the altercation.
NBA: Houston Rockets’ Patrick Beverly Out 4-6 Weeks With Hand Fracture
In addition to the common knee injuries, I’ve seen quite a few hand fractures this season. Paul Pierce, Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, JJ Redick and now Patrick Beverly of the Houston Rockets.
NBA: Thunder Ball Boy Under Investigation For Sending “Death Threats” to Patrick Beverly Following Westbrook Injury
Russell Westbrook had successful surgery yesterday for a torn meniscus. The knee injury resulted in him being out for the rest of the playoffs. Without Westbrook many feel the Thunder have no chance to win the championship, some think they will no longer even make it to the NBA Finals. With the West now being blown wide open, there are many of course who are extremely upset at Houston Rockets’ Patrick Beverly who was involved in the play that injured Westbrook. Beverly’s twitter mentions were on fire following the announcement and now it appears one person has taken it too far, a Thunder ball boy. Read more after the jump.
