The NBA is investigating Patrick Beverley’s exchange with fans during the Milwaukee Bucks’ 120-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers Thursday night, which eliminated them from the playoffs, commissioner Adam Silver confirmed Monday at the 2024 APSE Commissioners Meetings. The league is also looking into Beverley’s interaction with a media member while inside the locker room following the loss.
With a little more than two minutes left in the game Thursday night, Beverley could be seen on camera throwing a basketball at a group of fans sitting behind Milwaukee’s bench, striking a fan in the head. Beverley then asked for the ball back, after which he fired it with significantly more force back in the fans’ direction.
Beverley throwing the ball happened after a fan allegedly shouted, “Cancun … Cancun on 3,” as the Bucks were breaking their huddle after a timeout. Security stepped in, but Beverley and the fan continued to exchange words. Leading up to the Bucks guard throwing the ball twice, The Athletic reports that obscenities were shouted at Beverley, which led to the escalation of the situation.
Beverley responded to the video on social media, saying it was “not fair” and that the Bucks “asked for help all night” about one of the fans behind the bench.
Doc Rivers said he talked to Beverley about him throwing the ball, and while he understood that the fans were saying inappropriate things, that doesn’t give him the right to do what he did.
“So we talked about that and then the ball-throwing incident,” River said. “And he made the comment to me about what was being said back his way and I just said, ‘I get it, but we’re coaches and athletes, we’re the entertainers or whatever we are, sometimes they can be in the wrong, but you just can’t do those certain things.’ And he knows that as well.”
Beverley did not receive any discipline for his actions during the game but could face punishment now that the league is reviewing the matter. It also wasn’t the only incident Beverley was involved in Thursday night. Following the loss, Beverley denied…
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