Trae Young, Beverley feud grows as Hawks face contract talks

Trae Young and Patrick Beverley escalated a summer spat into a public, weeklong exchange that turned personal and could complicate the narrative around Young as he heads into a pivotal season with the Atlanta Hawks. Beverley publicly questioned Young's leadership and playoff pedigree, and Young answered with a nearly 12 minute video that disputed Beverley's claims and demanded the names of teammates allegedly critical of him.

The back-and-forth began on social media when Beverley posted a critique of NBA All-Star Weekend and Young replied, "Relax. Let us speak for ourselves," on X. Beverley then devoted a segment of his Pat Bev Podcast to Young, saying, "He's been to the playoffs three times, I've been to the playoffs nine times," and asserting that people who had played in Atlanta told him they did not want to play there because "they don't think he's a good leader, they don't think he's a good teammate," Beverley said.

Young fired back in an uploaded video, attacking Beverley for what he called selective perspective and challenging Beverley to name the teammates who supposedly criticized him. "State your source," Young said, insisting Beverley could have contacted him...