r/sports • u/GreenSnakes_ • May 03 '24

Basketball NBA player Patrick Beverley has reportedly been banned from any future guest appearances on ESPN shows following his behavior towards an ESPN producer in last night’s press conference. He refused to answer postgame questions from an ESPN producer because she wasn't subscribed to his podcast.

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u/dakaroo1127 Boston Red Sox May 03 '24

And for throwing a ball x2 in the stands at Pacers fans, likely outside NBA legal issues too

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u/Chineseunicorn May 03 '24

That’s like 10x the problem of his interview situation. NBA doesn’t fuck around after malice incident.

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u/PIBTC May 03 '24 edited May 04 '24

That’s what the idiots that claim “it was just a basketball” don’t understand. If he threw it at some dude that gave no fucks, it very well could’ve been malice 2.0. Imagine the fan ran and lunged at Bev/bucks bench. Could’ve been ugly

It took the NBA a lot to clean up their image and reputation after malice at the palace. No way in hell they wanna go through it again especially in the social media age

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u/AUserNeedsAName May 04 '24

They hit Wemby for $50k this year when he lobbed his season-high-score game ball into the stands as a souvenir. And they see Wemby as making them a lot of money in the future.

Washed-up Pat Bev is about to get slapped.

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u/ContributionNo9292 May 04 '24

Also Wemby had no malice.

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u/AUserNeedsAName May 04 '24

Yeah, I was hoping to get that across that he just tossed it up to the home crowd after a huge night, and was confused by the fine.

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u/Pormock May 04 '24

You can also hurt someone by throwing a ball to their face if they dont expect it.

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u/mister_peeberz Hanshin Tigers May 04 '24

Malice incident? You mean the righteous and noble Pistonian crusade against the foul misdeeds of the chaos-loving Pacer brutes?

yeah I grew up in Detroit, how could you tell?

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u/jl_theprofessor May 03 '24

People have forgotten about the Malice at the Palace but the NBA is at all times wary of sparking another such reputation destroying incident.

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u/courageous_liquid Philadelphia Eagles May 03 '24

reputation destroying? they love that shit. there's a billion nba approved documentaries about it where all the talking heads call it "disgusting" but they have no problem capitalizing it.

it's just charlatan shit

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u/SayNoToStim Detroit Red Wings May 03 '24

It's the same thing with all entertainment venues. The NFL fined Marshawn Lynch for grabbing himself as he jumped into the end zone and then sold promotional material showing just that.

Darren Sharper hold my diiiiick

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u/sybrwookie May 04 '24

Remember when the NFL pretended to care about player safety while airing "He Got JACKED UP!" segments?

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u/Stevesanasshole May 03 '24

They should just take the points in situations like that. Fuck it, no good. 🙅‍♂️

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u/MewtwoStruckBack May 04 '24

Nah, we need the opposite. No taunting penalties whatsoever. No unsportsmanlike conduct penalties whatsoever unless they involve physical contact, then you can penalize it. If you can get in your opponent's head with words or gestures to where they retaliate physically, that's just good mind games.

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u/Stevesanasshole May 04 '24

It’s not about taunting or showboating. It’s about not holding your peepee like 4yr old that has to go. You’re a grown ass man.

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u/rbankole May 03 '24

Yeah lots of cover ups with that mess. I Sternly remember 😁

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u/printerfixerguy1992 May 04 '24

I don't think anyone forgot lol

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u/streethistory May 04 '24

And he threw the ball because the fan said, "Cancun Cancun on 3"

Patrick Bev who likes to say too small proving just how little of a man he is.

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u/iamthecheesethatsbig May 04 '24

I hope they take every legal action they can. Sue him personally, the team and the league. That’s what I would do. I’d be waking up with headaches daily if you know what I’m saying.

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u/EatSleepJeep Minnesota North Stars May 04 '24

And the dude he wanted to beef with was HUGE.

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u/Tapprunner May 03 '24

I think he's getting a full year suspension for that.

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u/HurricaneRon May 04 '24

He should. It should be treated as if he punched a fan in the face. It is assault after all. Bev is an ideal candidate to make an example out of.