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Beverley's actions took place during and after
the Bucks' 120-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of the
Eastern Conference first-round series last Thursday. That loss
eliminated the Bucks from the playoffs.
Beverley, 35, is now a free agent.
In the final minutes of last Thursday's game, a fan reportedly
was heckling players from behind the Milwaukee bench. Beverley
threw a basketball at the fan, however he missed and hit a woman
in the head.
That's when another fan picked up the ball and tossed it to
Beverley, who aggressively threw it back. Beverley appeared to
exchange words with the fan, with teammate Jae Crowder
attempting to calm him down.
On an episode of his podcast, "The Pat Bev Podcast," Beverley
expressed remorse for his actions.
"I will be better," Beverley said during the episode, which was
released Wednesday. "I have to be better, and I will be better.
That should have never happened. Regardless of what was said,
that should have never happened. Simple as that."
But it was that very podcast that caused even more controversy
following last Thursday's game. Beverley refused to field a
question from ESPN's Malinda Adams since she wasn't a
subscriber.
"You subscribe to my pod?" Beverley asked Adams. "You can't
interview me then, no disrespect."
Beverley apologized for that one, too, saying he told Adams that
"it was never my intent to disrespect you."
Beverley averaged 6.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 73
games (13 starts) split between the Philadelphia 76ers and Bucks
this season. He has contributed 8.3 points, 4.1 boards and 3.4
assists in 666 career games (518 starts) with seven different
NBA teams.
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