Former Arkansas basketball player and NBA veteran Patrick Beverly has long been considered one of the most antagonistic players of his generation. What he did on Thursday was unexpected and unacceptable.
The Bucks point guard, with his team trailing by 20 points in the final minutes of a game in which they would ultimately be eliminated, threw a basketball at a fan behind the Milwaukee bench. He appeared to be throwing at a Pacers fan, but the ball instead hit a female fan in the face.
The ball returned to Beverly, who threw it toward the man again. The fan dodged and the two continued a verbal exchange for the next few seconds.
Beverly, now in his 12th season in the NBA, defended his actions after the game, saying the fan had been harassing the Bucks bench all night. He followed up on Friday morning with a prayer emoji, stating that he needed it and that it would be “better.”
As of Friday morning, the NBA was investigating.
Beverly played two seasons at Arkansas in 2006-07 and 2007-08 before leaving to play basketball the previous season. He later said he left because he cheated in class. and that the cheating wasn’t limited to himself on the basketball team.
But I have to be better. And I will
-Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) May 3, 2024
