'Way to sell it': Pat Beverley mocks Chris Paul after Flagrant 1 foul

Zac Al-Khateeb

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'Way to sell it': Pat Beverley mocks Chris Paul after Flagrant 1 foul image

Game 5 of the Western Conference finals had its share of Pat Beverley antics, this time at the cost of Suns point guard Chris Paul.

Beverley — who has a history of exiting postseason games for foul trouble — fought through a Deandre Ayton screen and made contact with Paul's legs as the latter made a 3-point attempt. The contact put Paul parallel to the court, in the air, before he landed on Beverley's ankle. Neither player was hurt, though Beverley was assessed a Flagrant 1 foul.

The Clippers guard clearly thought little of the call, mocking Paul as he lay on the court:

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Paul made each of his three foul shots, then got the assist on an Ayton alley-oop on the ensuing possession to make the score 71-67 with 5:36 left in the third quarter. But not before Beverley came up behind Paul and told him, "Way to sell it" before shooting his foul shots:

Curiously, Monday's game was not the first time this season Beverley was assessed a flagrant foul against Paul. He was ejected from the team's April 9 game — a 113-103 win for the Clippers — for throwing a fourth-quarter elbow at Paul in transition:

Paul finished the game with 22 points on 8-of-19 shooting, three rebounds and eight assists in the 116-102 loss. Beverley had seven points, five rebounds and an assist.

Game 6 of the Western Conference finals will take place Wednesday at 9 p.m. in LA.

Zac Al-Khateeb

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Zac Al-Khateeb has been part of The Sporting News team since 2015 after earning his Bachelor's (2013) and Master's (2014) degrees in journalism at the University of Alabama. Prior to joining TSN, he covered high school sports and general news in Alabama. A college sports specialist, Zac has been a voter for the Biletnikoff Award and Heisman Trophy since 2020.