Bucks player Patrick Beverly was suspended for four games because of the incident with Pacers fans and reporters. It's no use apologizing.
The NBA officially announced that Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverly was suspended for four games because of his improper behavior during and after the sixth game with the Pacers, he was forced to throw basketball to the audience for many times and improperly interacted with reporters.
These behaviors occurred in the sixth game of the first round series of the Bucks' away game against Indiana Pacers on May 2, local time, and the Bucks lost 98-120.
At the end of the game, Bucks head coach Doc Rivers replaced Beverly from the game with 2:32 left in the game. At this time, Bucks were 20 points behind. When Beverly walked to the bench with a basketball in his hand, he had a heated argument with a Pacers fan.
Then he threw the ball to a female audience in the stands and then to a male audience.
Beverly hit a female audience on the head when he threw the basketball to the stands for the first time. It is unclear whether the female audience or the male audience targeted by Beverly were injured. Indianapolis police have begun investigating the incident and reviewed the video footage of the incident.
The Bucks guard recently admitted his behavior in his podcast "Pat Beverly Podcast" and claimed that what happened was his fault.
"This is an unfortunate situation that should not have happened. What I did was wrong, and this should not have happened," Beverly said.
"I must do better, and I will do better. This should not have happened. Whatever has been said, this should not have happened. It is so simple."
Beverly then explained that he said more than the "three-point attack" mentioned in the report. The 35 year old defender claimed that he was identified and addressed by a fan, although he did not specify in the podcast.
"Let me clarify here. I am absolutely wrong. I need to do better, and I will."
The incident between Patrick Beverly and ESPN reporter is even more absurd.
After the game, Beverly held a press conference in his locker room. When the reporters asked him questions, he suddenly interrupted them and found a female ESPN employee alone.
Beverly immediately asked her if she had subscribed to his podcast. Once he knew she didn't, Beverly asked her to leave and not participate in his interview.
Beverly is really unreasonable, a little bullying.
Marinda Adams, the live producer of ESPN, clarified what happened on social media and said that the Bucks guard had privately contacted her to apologize.
There are rumors that ESPN has banned Beverly from appearing on any of their programs because of this incident, but the company denied these reports.
The NBA reviewed everything that happened to Beverly during and after the game, and concluded that his behavior was totally improper. Assuming he signs a new contract with Milwaukee or other teams, Beverly will be absent from the first four games of the 2024-25 season.
It's no use apologizing to Beverly.
He played 73 games this season, 25 of which were played with the Bucks in the regular season. Beverly averaged 6.2 points and 3.3 assists per game. It is not clear whether the team will abandon Beverly in the free market because of his technical fouls and suspension due to his persistent pranks.
It seems that Beverly has got retribution for his two mindless behaviors. Now Beverly knows what it is.
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