Beverley is best known for his cheap shot against Russell Westbrook in the 2013 playoffs which led to the first major injury in Westbrook's basketball career, and Thunder fans clearly haven't forgotten what happened. After Beverley averaged 18 points over the first two games of the series, the defensive-minded point guard only tallied one point in the Rockets' Game 3 loss. 

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The NBA has fined Houston point guard Patrick Beverley $25,000 for an incident with a Thunder fan following OKC's 115-113 win in Game 3.  

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