ESPN bans Patrick Beverley from future guest appearances
Following his disrespectful treatment of an ESPN producer, Bucks guard Patrick Beverley is now persona non grata at the country’s biggest sports network, Front Office Sports has learned. ESPN management has banned Beverley from making further guest appearances on studio shows such as First Take and Get Up, according to sources familiar with the network’s thinking.
Source: Front Office Sports
Source: Front Office Sports
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CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Warriors’ Draymond Green blasts Patrick Beverley for throwing ball at fans: ‘That is forbidden for us’ cbssports.com/nba/news/warri… – 4:53 PM
Warriors’ Draymond Green blasts Patrick Beverley for throwing ball at fans: ‘That is forbidden for us’ cbssports.com/nba/news/warri… – 4:53 PM
Nick Wright @getnickwright
I had some things to say about Patrick Beverley. pic.twitter.com/A9DZCFrNRy – 4:35 PM
I had some things to say about Patrick Beverley. pic.twitter.com/A9DZCFrNRy – 4:35 PM
John Hollinger @johnhollinger
Re: PatBev, let’s not lose sight of the fact the
media access stuff happened *after* he twice threw basketballs at random Indiana fans, which likely will result in a suspension of several games. – 4:27 PM
Re: PatBev, let’s not lose sight of the fact the
media access stuff happened *after* he twice threw basketballs at random Indiana fans, which likely will result in a suspension of several games. – 4:27 PM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
NBA looking into Bucks’ Patrick Beverley for throwing basketball at fans, his interactions with media after loss cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-l… – 3:20 PM
NBA looking into Bucks’ Patrick Beverley for throwing basketball at fans, his interactions with media after loss cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-l… – 3:20 PM
Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
The Hoop Collective with @WindhorstESPN and @TimBontemps on superstar Jalen Brunson’s Knicks finishing off the Sixers; what’s to come in Philly and Milwaukee this summer, time for Pat Bev to be full-time podcaster, Mavs-Clips, Pacers-Knicks, etc … youtu.be/n81KRzHqLMU?si… – 2:33 PM
The Hoop Collective with @WindhorstESPN and @TimBontemps on superstar Jalen Brunson’s Knicks finishing off the Sixers; what’s to come in Philly and Milwaukee this summer, time for Pat Bev to be full-time podcaster, Mavs-Clips, Pacers-Knicks, etc … youtu.be/n81KRzHqLMU?si… – 2:33 PM
Sean Highkin @highkin
Was the fan Pat Bev got into it with the same fan that was loud on the broadcast ??????? – 1:35 PM
Was the fan Pat Bev got into it with the same fan that was loud on the broadcast ??????? – 1:35 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Sources: The exchange between Patrick Beverley and one of the fans in Indianapolis escalated when the Bucks were breaking huddle Thursday night, and the fan yelled, “Cancún…Cancún on 3.”
NBA is looking into Beverley’s exchange with fans in game and media postgame, per source. – 1:32 PM
Sources: The exchange between Patrick Beverley and one of the fans in Indianapolis escalated when the Bucks were breaking huddle Thursday night, and the fan yelled, “Cancún…Cancún on 3.”
NBA is looking into Beverley’s exchange with fans in game and media postgame, per source. – 1:32 PM
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Patrick Beverley says ‘I have to be better’ after launching a ball at a fan in the stands twice during loss
nbcsports.com/nba/news/patri… – 12:24 PM
Patrick Beverley says ‘I have to be better’ after launching a ball at a fan in the stands twice during loss
nbcsports.com/nba/news/patri… – 12:24 PM
Eric Koreen @ekoreen
What PatBev did last night in his scrum wasn’t a shitty thing to do to a respected, senior ESPN producer. It was a shitty thing to do to a human doing his or her job. – 12:06 PM
What PatBev did last night in his scrum wasn’t a shitty thing to do to a respected, senior ESPN producer. It was a shitty thing to do to a human doing his or her job. – 12:06 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Kinda telling that the only way Pat Beverley has become remotely relevant to the NBA now is because of his knucklehead antics. – 11:00 AM
Kinda telling that the only way Pat Beverley has become remotely relevant to the NBA now is because of his knucklehead antics. – 11:00 AM
Joe Cowley @JCowleyHoops
As a matter of fact, if I had to do a Chicago-born power ranking right now of current NBA players, and take everything into account:
1. Ayo Dosunmu – Tough, likeable, coachable
2. AD – Most skilled by far, but a softness to him
3. DRose – 18th hole, but a grownup now
4. PatBev – 10:24 AM
As a matter of fact, if I had to do a Chicago-born power ranking right now of current NBA players, and take everything into account:
1. Ayo Dosunmu – Tough, likeable, coachable
2. AD – Most skilled by far, but a softness to him
3. DRose – 18th hole, but a grownup now
4. PatBev – 10:24 AM
Micah Adams @MAdamsStatGuy
Malinda Adams >>>>>>>>>>>>
The nicest, kindest person in the world.
Pat Bev is an absolute joke. – 9:58 AM
Malinda Adams >>>>>>>>>>>>
The nicest, kindest person in the world.
Pat Bev is an absolute joke. – 9:58 AM
Nick Wright @getnickwright
Is PatBev gonna have the podcast translated to Russian or are the reporters covering him next year gonna get a pass? – 9:51 AM
Is PatBev gonna have the podcast translated to Russian or are the reporters covering him next year gonna get a pass? – 9:51 AM
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Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
Now on @ForbesSports
Bucks’ Patrick Beverley Throws Basketball At Pacers Fans, Tells Reporter She Can’t Interview Him Because She Wasn’t Subscribed to his Podcast
forbes.com/sites/adamzago… – 6:53 AM
Now on @ForbesSports
Bucks’ Patrick Beverley Throws Basketball At Pacers Fans, Tells Reporter She Can’t Interview Him Because She Wasn’t Subscribed to his Podcast
forbes.com/sites/adamzago… – 6:53 AM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Patrick Beverley wasn’t happy at the end of the game 😬
twitter.com/JomboyMedia/st… – 1:37 AM
Patrick Beverley wasn’t happy at the end of the game 😬
twitter.com/JomboyMedia/st… – 1:37 AM
Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
The league might make Pat Bev sit down for a few next year behind tonight’s events – 12:46 AM
The league might make Pat Bev sit down for a few next year behind tonight’s events – 12:46 AM
Jim Owczarski @JimOwczarski
#Bucks guard Pat Beverley throws basketball into seats at Pacers fans. jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 12:32 AM
#Bucks guard Pat Beverley throws basketball into seats at Pacers fans. jsonline.com/story/sports/n… via @journalsentinel – 12:32 AM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Bucks’ Patrick Beverley repeatedly fires basketball at Pacers fans in final minutes of Game 6 loss
cbssports.com/nba/news/bucks… – 10:57 PM
Bucks’ Patrick Beverley repeatedly fires basketball at Pacers fans in final minutes of Game 6 loss
cbssports.com/nba/news/bucks… – 10:57 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
Tyrese Haliburton tweeted the same thing about Pat Bev after eliminating the Bucks as Dame did last season 👀
Earlier in the series, Pat Bev was asked about Haliburton and said if he gave someone the ball for 41 minutes, they would also have 10 assists. pic.twitter.com/0Hdh5bJhJg – 10:33 PM
Tyrese Haliburton tweeted the same thing about Pat Bev after eliminating the Bucks as Dame did last season 👀
Earlier in the series, Pat Bev was asked about Haliburton and said if he gave someone the ball for 41 minutes, they would also have 10 assists. pic.twitter.com/0Hdh5bJhJg – 10:33 PM
Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
Bucks offseason:
– Re-sign PatBev and Thanasis on mins
– Beas/Jae depart and replaced by AJ/AJax in rotation
– Go bargain hunting for veteran mins
– Biggest question is whether some or all of Brook/Bobby/Pat/23/33 can be reshuffled into something meaningfully better – 10:16 PM
Bucks offseason:
– Re-sign PatBev and Thanasis on mins
– Beas/Jae depart and replaced by AJ/AJax in rotation
– Go bargain hunting for veteran mins
– Biggest question is whether some or all of Brook/Bobby/Pat/23/33 can be reshuffled into something meaningfully better – 10:16 PM
Frank Madden @fmaddenNBA
Bucks offseason:
– Re-sign PatBev and Thanasis on mins
– Beas/Jae depart and replaced by AJ/AJax in rotation
– Biggest question is whether some or all of Brook/Bobby/Pat/23/33 can be reshuffled into something meaningfully better – 10:15 PM
Bucks offseason:
– Re-sign PatBev and Thanasis on mins
– Beas/Jae depart and replaced by AJ/AJax in rotation
– Biggest question is whether some or all of Brook/Bobby/Pat/23/33 can be reshuffled into something meaningfully better – 10:15 PM
@PatBevPod Congratulations Indy – 
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
altercation between pat bev and pacers fans behind the bench pic.twitter.com/dfQpqSBv33 – 9:03 PM
altercation between pat bev and pacers fans behind the bench pic.twitter.com/dfQpqSBv33 – 9:03 PM
Stephen Noh @StephNoh
PatBev just chucked the ball at a fan at the end of the game. pic.twitter.com/UKrliCZUF7 – 8:56 PM
PatBev just chucked the ball at a fan at the end of the game. pic.twitter.com/UKrliCZUF7 – 8:56 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
All that remains now is to see how either Beverley or Portis will get thrown out. – 8:47 PM
All that remains now is to see how either Beverley or Portis will get thrown out. – 8:47 PM
More on this storyline
ClutchPoints: “Patrick Beverley threw a ball at a fan last night…that one might’ve been crazier than the Chris Paul push, because it opens up an entirely different can of worms.” Draymond Green reacts to Pat Bev’s antics last night 😬 (via @TheVolumeSports) pic.twitter.com/JyTdfN3rC7 -via Twitter @ClutchPointsApp / May 3, 2024
With roughly two and a half minutes to play and down 20, Bucks guard Patrick Beverley threw a basketball at a fan behind him from the team’s bench. He appeared to miss his target, a male Pacers fan, instead hitting a female Pacers fan in the side of the head before asking for the ball back. The man collected the ball and tossed it back to Beverley, who immediately over-the-head, double-hand chucked it back at the fan. The fan deflected the ball as Bucks staff and security stepped in, but the fan and Beverley continued to exchange words. According to one source who witnessed the incident and two others who were briefed on it, the exchange between Beverley and one of the fans behind the bench escalated when the Bucks were breaking a huddle and the fan yelled, “Cancun … Cancun on 3.” Those sources indicated that other obscenities were said toward Beverley in the lead-up to the escalation. The NBA is looking into the matter, the league told The Athletic on Friday. -via The Athletic / May 3, 2024
Malinda Adams: I want to thank everyone for their kind words and support. I am humbled. Patrick Beverley just called me and apologized. I appreciate it and accept it. The Bucks also reached out to apologize. I’ve been in news for over 40 years and kindness and grace always win. -via Twitter / May 3, 2024