Patrick Beverley Suspended by NBA for Throwing Ball

Patrick Beverley Suspended by NBA for Throwing Ball

NBA officials announced Thursday that free agent guard Patrick Beverley was suspended for four games and will not receive payment for angrily throwing a basketball into the stands during his team’s final game of the season.

During the playoffs last week, Patrick Beverley, with his Milwaukee Bucks, got eliminated by the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 and frustration, threw a basketball into the seats behind the visitors’ bench.
The ball seemed to strike a spectator in the face, and when it was tossed back to Beverley, he threw it back into the crowd once more.

During his podcast “Pat Bev Podcast” on Tuesday, Patrick Beverley confessed to being responsible.
“He mentioned it was a regrettable situation that was completely avoidable.” “What I did was wrong, and it should never have taken place.” I need to improve, and I am committed to making that happen. That should never have occurred, regardless of the words spoken, plain and simple.”

Following the match where the ball was thrown, Patrick Beverley declined to respond to inquiries from ESPN producer Malinda Adams.
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Patrick Beverley, aged 35, is a free agent without restrictions, meaning his new team may have to sit him out for four games in the regular season.

The NBA’s response to Patrick Beverley was harsher than its response to Jamal Murray, the Denver Nuggets point guard who tossed a heat pack onto the court during their playoff defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday.

The item dropped close to Karl-Anthony Towns from Minnesota and also near teammates Reggie Jackson and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
Jamal Murray received a $100,000 fine but has not been suspended.

Timberwolves coach Chris Finch described Murray’s outburst as “unforgivable and risky.”

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