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Clippers coach Doc Rivers had a problem with Patrick Beverley, and it become a turning point in their season

LOS ANGELES - It was late February, inside the visiting locker room of Denver's Pepsi Center, and Los Angeles Clippers reserve Sindarius Thornwell listened carefully.

Starting guard Patrick Beverley was discussing a favorite topic: how to stay valued in the NBA.

For young Clippers such as Thornwell, a second-year guard searching for a foothold in the league, the 30-year-old Beverley can seem like a wise uncle. Beverley has collected plenty of stories and advice during his winding route to becoming an NBA veteran: Drafted in the second round by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009, he was traded to Miami, waived by the Heat and

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