Draymond offers scathing critique of Pat Bev’s post-game antics originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area
Draymond Green knows a thing or two about interactions between NBA players and opposing fans.
On Thursday, Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley had a bizarre conversation with a group of fans sitting near his team’s bench. That included Beverley throwing a basketball at several spectators, with emotions clearly running high as the Bucks suffered a season-ending 120-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
On Friday, Green weighed in on Beverley’s antics during an episode of “The Draymond Green Show,” explaining that there appears to be a pattern with Beverley having these types of outbursts and why this is problematic for the NBA.
“Pat Bev threw a ball at a fan last night,” Green said on his podcast. “Pat keeps having these instances where he loses in these playoff games. This one might have been crazier than the [Chris Paul] to push. Because it opens up a whole different can of worms. [NBA commissioner Adam Silver] You’re going to have a problem on your hands with this one. Because it’s the closest you can get to the stands. This is prohibited for us.”
However, that wasn’t the only off-court incident Beverley was involved in on Thursday, as the 35-year-old received tremendous backlash after forcing ESPN reporter Malinda Adams to leave her post-court media meeting. game when I found out that she didn’t subscribe to his podcast. .
Patrick Beverley: “Did you sign up for my pod?”
Reporter: “I don’t.”
Pat Bev: “You can’t interview me then. No disrespect.”
*A moment later to the reporter*
Pat: “Can you move that microphone, please, or just step out of the circle, please?”
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Green, who runs his own podcast, explained why he disagreed with Beverley’s comments before finishing with a jab at the 35-year-old’s behavior after defeats.
“So Pat didn’t follow it very well because he later got into an argument with a reporter about not subscribing to his podcast,” Green said. “I’ve never heard anyone say, ‘If you don’t subscribe to my podcast, don’t ask me questions.’
“In fact, I try to take the complete opposite approach because I really appreciate supporting NBA podcasts the way they do. Pat, you can’t keep having these moments, man, at the end of these losses. that’s going to take the ball and say, ‘I’m going home, I can’t play, let’s leave the park.’ Come on, Pat.”
