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    Bucks' Patrick Beverley: 'I Have to Be Better' After Throwing Ball at Fan on Video

    Adam WellsMay 3, 2024

    INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MAY 2: Patrick Beverley #21 of the Milwaukee Bucks handles the ball during the game against the Indiana Pacers during Round 1 Game 6 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs on May 2, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2024 NBAE (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
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    Patrick Beverley has issued an apology for throwing a ball at a fan in the stands at Gainbridge Fieldhouse late in the fourth quarter of the Milwaukee Bucks' 120-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference playoff series on Thursday.

    In a post on X, Beverley wrote "I have to be better" after video of the incident circulated online.

    Patrick Beverley @patbev21

    But I have to be better. And I will 🙏🏾❤️

    Earlier, Beverley said the depiction of the incident was "not fair at all" to him because the Bucks "asked for help" from security in the arena after the exchange with the fan went on "all night."

    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."<br><br>NBA is looking into Beverley's exchange with fans in game and media postgame, per source.

    Beverley initially threw a ball into the stands that hit a woman, who didn't appear to be his intended target, in the head. When another fan tossed the ball back to him, he responded by throwing it hard at that fan.

    Security intervened to deescalate the situation, but Beverley and the fan appeared to keep exchanging words before it ended.

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    Beverley didn't elaborate about what happened while speaking to reporters in the locker room: "Nah, don't worry about that. Nothing."

    Bucks head coach Doc Rivers pulled his remaining starters from the game with 2:32 remaining in the fourth quarter with his team trailing by 20 points.

    Thursday's loss ended Milwaukee's season in the first round of the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The team hasn't advanced past the second round since defeating the Phoenix Suns in the 2021 NBA Finals.

    Beverley played a game-high 40 minutes, scoring six points and dishing out five assists. He joined the Bucks on Feb. 8 in a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers.