The NBA is investigating a pair of incidents involving Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Beverley during and after Game 6 against the Indiana Pacers, Shams Charania of The Athletic reported Friday.
Cameras showed Beverley sitting on the bench and tossing a ball into the stands and hitting a fan with about 2 1/2 minutes left in Milwaukee’s 120-98 Game 6 loss at Indiana that eliminated the Bucks from the playoffs. After a different fan threw the ball back to Beverley, who was holding his arm out for it, the Bucks guard fired it back at that spectator.
Beverley declined to answer a question about it while speaking to reporters after the game.
Also during his post-game media session, Beverley wouldn’t allow a journalist to ask a question after discovering that she didn’t subscribe to his podcast. He told her to get her microphone out of his face and then eventually asked her to leave the interview circle.
The journalist was identified on social media as ESPN producer Malinda Adams. She tweeted Friday that Beverley called her and apologized.
“I appreciate it and accept it,” she said in her tweet. “The Bucks also reached out to apologize.”
--With files from the Associated Press.
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