Patrick Beverley's cryptic post goes horribly wrong as NBA fans tell Lakers star 'life comes at you fast'

NBA fans have told Patrick Beverley "life comes at you fast" as the Los Angeles Lakers guard's trade deadline comment has gone horribly wrong.

Beverley, 34, ended up leaving Los Angeles less than 24 hours after taking a swipe at reporter Shams Charania, one of the best NBA news breakers.

For years, The Athletic's Charania has been competing with ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski to be the first one to announce NBA trades as they happen.

Their rivalry becomes the fiercest around the start of free agency and the February trade deadline, keeping basketball fans at the edge of their seats.

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Wojnarowski took a big win late on Wednesday night when he broke the news about Kevin Durant's move to the Phoenix Suns — about 14 hours before this year's deadline.

The ESPN star bested Charania by just six seconds.

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Not long after, Beverley tweeted about Wojnarowski's strong showing against his younger nemesis.

"I see Woj been in the gym. He giving Shams trouble this year," the guard wrote.

Many NBA fans immediately told Beverley to stay out of the Woj-Shams contest, particularly as the Lakers were reportedly looking to trade him before the deadline.

Los Angeles eventually did just that, sending the combative guard and second-round draft compensation to the Orlando Magic in exchange for center Mo Bamba.

Charania came up with the story first, beating Wojnarowski to it by about 20 seconds.

And fans couldn't stop themselves from pointing out the irony of the situation.

One tweeted: "Life comes at you fast."

Another wrote: "Shams getting his revenge."

A third said: "I literally can’t believe the comic timing of this."

And one added: "PACK YO BAGS ITS YOUR TURN."

The Lakers have made significant changes to the roster, trading Beverley, Thomas Bryant, and Russell Westbrook within 24 hours before the Thursday deadline.

In addition to Bamba, they brought back Davon Reed, D'Angelo Russell, Jarred Vanderbilt, and Malik Beasley.

And over two weeks ago, LA sent Kendrick Nunn to the Washington Wizards to acquire Rui Hachimura.