Patrick Beverley fires back at J. J. Redick's comments on Doc Rivers / News - Basketnews.com

Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley fired back at J. J. Redick after the former player criticized Doc Rivers.

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Patrick Beverley, who was recently traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, protected his coach, Doc Rivers, against comments by J. J. Redick.

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In an ESPN program, Redick had criticized Rivers for what he perceived to be the veteran coach making excuses for his teams' bad performances.

"This Man Doc actually saved your career. Started you when no one else wanted 2. And u retire go on TV and say that," Patrick Beverley wrote to his X (formerly Twitter) account, also tagging Redick.

Redick, who previously played for Rivers, had stated that the seasoned coach was making excuses and blaming his players for losses. He gave the Bucks' recent loss to the Memphis Grizzlies as an example.

For his part, Beverley was only recently traded to the Bucks and is averaging 3.8 points, 2 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.

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