The Portland Trail Blazers may have blown a 25-point lead to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night, but the bigger storyline in this contest was the budding feud between guards Damian Lillard and Patrick Beverley. It got to the point where referees stopped play and issued a technical foul to Beverley, who continued to talk to Lillard as he walked away. He also mocked Lillard’s patented “Dame Time” celebration as it was clear the Lakers were about to win the game. When a certain reporter asked Beverley a question post-game about his performance and mentioned Lillard had a “slow shooting night,” the Lakers guard took exception to it, which would eventually cause some social media drama. PATRICK BEVERLEY CLAIMS BALL BOY THREATENED TO KILL HIM OVER 2013 RUSSELL WESTBROOK INJURYWhen that video surfaced on Twitter, Lillard said, ‘Con man.
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