Patrick Beverley suddenly found himself on a warpath with Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young over a comment about the NBA All-Star game.

Beverley was replying to Hoop Herald, which asked why NBA players play so hard in random open gyms during the summer but don’t give the same effort during the All-Star Game. The former NBA guard said it’s because All-Stars take the game for granted. Trae didn’t like Patrick’s reply and told him, “Relax, let us speak.” That got Pat Bev fuming mad.

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“I don’t think he’s in a position to speak. I don’t even think he’s won enough to even speak like that or tweet me. He’s been to the playoffs three times. I’ve been to the playoffs nine. He’s been in the NBA seven years. My first seven years, I didn’t miss the playoffs at all, in the Western Conference,” Beverley exclaimed.

Pat Bev was never an All-Star

The quality of the NBA All-Star Game, or lack thereof, has been debated for years. The NBA has changed the game’s format several times with the hopes of producing a competitive contest, but to no avail. Different explanations have been given for the game’s decline, and Pat Bev’s reply is one of the valid ones. However, Young took exception, probably because Beverley can’t speak for the All-Stars because, well, he’s never been one.

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However, while he never earned a nod in the league’s midseason classic, Beverley also never got the opportunity to be a star on the team. But as a role player specializing in defense, he helped his teams make the playoffs more times than Young has led the Hawks. That, Pat Bev, says is a knock on Ice Trae.

“I’ve talked to people who played in Atlanta,” Beverley added. “They don’t wanna play there. They don’t think he’s a good leader. They don’t think he’s a good teammate. This is not coming from me. It’s coming from Joe Blow over here. Trae, you can score all the points you want. You can make all the money you want. You can have all the leading assists you want. You can do all that. If you don’t win, that s—t won’t matter. If you don’t win, when you’re retired, they’re gonna forget your name fast, too.”

Trae told PG that winning will change everything

During an appearance on Paul George’s “Podcast P” show, Young acknowledged the criticism around him, including detractors who call him a selfish player. He denied being such while saying that the narrative will change when the Hawks start to find success again.

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“I definitely get portrayed — or just looked at — like that, but I don’t think everybody… like, I feel like if you know me, and players who play with me will vouch for me. Like, they know I’m not a selfish player,” the three-time All-Star shared. “It’ll be fixed. It’ll be changed eventually. I believe winning takes care of everything, and once I get back on that track again, it’ll change again. ‘Cause nobody was saying this when we were winning and in the playoffs, going to the Conference Finals, you know what I’m saying?”

Unfortunately, the Hawks went 40-42 last season and missed the playoffs for the second straight year after being in the play-in tournament. Atlanta has won a total of three playoff games in the previous four seasons, after going to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021. ATL’s current struggles, however, don’t strip Young of his right to answer criticism, especially one coming from a player who hasn’t played a game in the league since 2024.

This story was originally reported by Basketball Network on Sep 18, 2025, where it first appeared in the Latest News section. Add Basketball Network as a Preferred Source by clicking here.