Clippers’ Patrick Beverley happy to be back, even if only as a cheerleader

LOS ANGELES — Patrick Beverley was bored at home in Houston, with a bum knee and nothing to do but watch basketball games on TV and travel to and from his rehabilitation sessions. So he jumped on an airplane as soon as he tossed away his crutches and rejoined the Clippers on Saturday.
Beverley couldn’t play against the Sacramento Kings, but he said he looked forward to helping in any way he could while seated on the Clippers’ bench at Staples Center for the first time since und