Rockets' Patrick 'Wolverine' Beverley keeps coming back from injuries

Houston Rockets' Patrick Beverley was recently coined 'Wolverine' by Rockets Social as a nod to his uncanny ability to heal more quickly than the average human.

The site created an image featuring Beverley's head on the body of the character made famous by X-Men. 

“I like it, the Wolverine” he told Sporting News on Thursday. “I am starting to believe it a little bit.”

So, why the nickname? Beverley's healing powers are nothing short of unreal. From reducing the healing time for a broken hand to four weeks in December, to his broken nose in March that cost no time at all, Beverley is a bit of a freak.

He likely won't need surgery on his torn meniscus in his knee, and is likely to make it back onto the court before the postseason.

“With how well things are going with my knee and what happened with my hand, and I suffered a broken nose this year, I think it fits,” he said of his nickname. “My ability to endure certain pain, my ability to heal and all that stuff. I broke my hand (in December) in the first quarter but I didn’t leave until the second quarter.

"I just thought it was jammed, I did not know it was broken. It’s my ability to take pain and play through it. A big part of it is God, I know that God has helped me come back from all these injuries.”

As Sporting News' Sean Deveney notes, a big concern for Beverley could be that his style of play could end up being a danger to him, but when asked, he doesn't seem worried by it.

“It’s the way I play, the intensity I play with, injuries come with that,” he said. “But the way I play is the way I am going to continue to play. I had never had any injuries in my life, so I figured I was about due for some. 

"It is unfortunate that I had my share this year, but I am going to come back better, come back stronger, come back faster, like I did before.”