- The Indiana Pacers sealed a series victory with a 120-98 victory in Game 6 on Thursday.
- With less than three minutes remaining, Patrick Beverley was seen losing his temper.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Patrick Beverley let his temper flare as he took out his anger on opposing fans during the team’s elimination from the NBA playoffs Thursday night.
The Bucks were sent packing when the Indiana Pacers sealed their series victory with a 120-98 victory in Game 6 over the No. 3 seed.
And Beverley proved to be a sore loser as tensions boiled over on the Milwaukee bench with the clock counting down to his imminent doom.
With less than three minutes left in the Bucks’ season-ending loss, the point guard’s unsportsmanlike streak was captured on the TNT broadcast.
As Thanasis Antetokounmpo replaced Brook Lopez. Beverly threw a basketball at the Indiana fans not once, but twice.
Milwaukee Bucks star Patrick Beverly let his temper flare during his team’s elimination.
The guard was caught throwing a ball at Pacers fans several times during Game 6.
Beverly and the Bucks were eliminated from the playoffs with a 120-98 loss to the Pacers
While Lopez was high-fiving his teammates, Beverley was seen throwing a ball toward Pacers fans sitting behind the Bucks bench, hitting a woman in the side of the head.
He then demanded the ball be returned to another fan, who kindly agreed, but as soon as it was back in his hands, Beverley immediately threw it at him quite hard.
The furious guard had to be subdued by his teammates as stunned Pacers fans watched in disbelief.
Beverley did not receive any discipline for his actions during the game, but the league will likely review the incident and impose whatever punishment it deems necessary, which could include a suspension, fine, or both.
Any potential suspension would have to be served next season, as the Bucks have been eliminated and the point guard will become an unrestricted free agent this summer.
Since the infamous ‘Malice at the Palace’ brawl of 2004, the NBA has understandably cracked down on players interacting with fans.
Beverley’s frustration was palpable as he finished with just six points, five assists and two rebounds while shooting 3 of 11 from the field as the Bucks pulled away.
It wasn’t the first time the series turned messy with the Bucks’ Bobby Portis being ejected from Game 4 after getting into a shoving match with Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard.
The 35-year-old had to be held back by his teammates as things heated up on the bench.
The Bucks were once again without Giannis Antetokounmpo. The two-time league MVP never played after suffering a left calf strain on April 9.
Meanwhile, Damian Lillard returned from a right Achilles injury and played well, but he wasn’t as dominant as he was in the first two games, when he scored 69 points. Lillard finished with 28 points on 7 of 16 shooting.
Portis Jr. added 20 points and 15 rebounds for Milwaukee. Brook Lopez also scored 20 points and Khris Middleton had 14 points and eight rebounds.
But it wasn’t enough to keep pace with the Pacers, who won a playoff series for the first time in a decade.
The Pacers will face the winner of the Philadelphia-New York series in the Eastern Conference semifinals. New York took a 3-2 lead in Game 6 later on Thursday.
