*Earlier this year, the Los Angeles Lakers traded Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley and now both want rings if the team wins the NBA championship.
On a recent podcast episode, Beverley recalled a conversation he had with Westbrook when he ran into him at the gym, Black Enterprise reports. He recalled, “Russy goes, ‘Hey, Pat. Lakers win, I want my ring.”
Beverley’s response, per Beverley: “I ain’t gonna lie, Russ. We’re going to be suited and booted, boy. I’m going to be right there, waiting on that ring.”
TNT’s sports reporter Chris Haynes was informed by the Lakers that if the team goes all the way, they will give everyone on the roster a championship ring, regardless of their status on the team, SI.com reports.
Haynes confirmed, “Now, if the Lakers were able to win the whole thing, win a championship, I was told by a high-ranking source within the organization that they would extend a championship ring to all players who were on the roster at any point during the regular season.”
He continued, “That means, if the Lakers win the whole thing, Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley, and others will receive a championship ring. I was told that was a protocol in the system that was put in place by Rob Pelinka when he took over. It’s just a way to make sure players understand that they value them, even though they didn’t make it from beginning to the end of the season with the Lakers.”
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