Milwaukee Bucks player Patrick Beverley hadn’t been generating any good news for himself over the past few days. After his team lost the first round of the playoffs to the Indiana Pacers, the point guard was seen throwing the basketball toward the spectators “multiple times” and behaving in an unruly manner. While Indianapolis police proceeded to conduct their investigation, the NBA management decided to impose their own punishment upon the player. Unfortunately, the same was not what a renowned NBA radio host expected.
A few hours ago, ‘95.7 The Game’ host, Mark Williard, released another episode of the radio show. During the same, he criticized NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s decision to just suspend Beverley for four games to punish his unruly behavior.
“Adam Silver acted in an incredibly cowardly way,” said Williard. “The entire evening amounted to a four-game suspension…You come up with four games? Four games?” The host then proceeded to highlight the steps that the league management takes when it comes to discipling a fan or a media member. He further claimed that the only reason the management won’t go so harsh against a player is because they are “financially helping you even though you’re a millionaire.”
“Adam Silver acted in an incredibly cowardly way. Patrick Beverley was suspended for four games. Not for throwing a ball at a fan, but for throwing a ball at a fan twice, hitting two fans, and they looped in what they called, ‘inappropriate behavior toward a media member.’ The… pic.twitter.com/x96CNwTuX9
— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) May 10, 2024
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