Patrick Beverley Suspended Four Games For Throwing Ball At Fans

Patrick Beverley can be sidelined to start out the 2024-25 season — the present Bucks guard has been suspended 4 video games for throwing a ball at followers twice throughout Sport 6 of Milwaukee’s first-round matchup towards the Indiana Pacers final week.

The NBA simply introduced Pat Bev’s punishment on Thursday … saying he won’t be paid for the 4 video games he’ll miss for “forcefully throwing a basketball multiple times at spectators” with about two and a half minutes left within the 120-98 loss … but additionally for his interplay with reporter Malinda Adams.

NBA spokesperson Tim Frank admonished Beverley for booting Adams from his postgame interview over not subscribing to his podcast … saying, “Patrick Beverley’s behavior towards ESPN producer Malinda Adams was unacceptable, unprofessional and failed to meet the standard that NBA players consistently meet in their interactions with the media.”

Adams later stated Beverley apologized for his actions … which she accepted.

Beverley addressed the heated altercation with the followers on his Barstool Sports activities present earlier this week … saying his actions had been inexcusable, however the spectators stated issues that crossed the road.

Nevertheless it wasn’t simply the league’s investigation Pat Bev needed to fear about — the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Division introduced Wednesday the incident was under review as nicely.