Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley said throwing a ball at Indiana Pacers fans near the end of Thursday's Game 6 loss was "an unfortunate situation that never should have happened."
"What I did was bad, and that should have never happened," Beverley said Tuesday on his podcast the Pat Bev Pod. "I have to be better, and I will be better. That should have never happened, regardless of what was said."
The Athletic's Shams Charania reported Beverley threw the ball into the crowd twice after a fan yelled "Cancún on three" toward a Bucks huddle.
"Let's just say, it was more than Cancún on three," Beverley said.
Pat Bev Pod @PatBevPodPat Bev talks about what transpired at the end of the Bucks vs Pacers game<br><br>Have to be better. Will be better. New Episode out tomorrow <a href="">@patbev21</a> <a href="">@rone</a> <a href="">
The Bucks were eliminated from the 2024 first round following the 120-98 loss in Indiana.
"I've been called a lot of stuff in this league. I haven't been called that one," Beverley said. "Still inexcusable. It doesn't matter what was said."
Beverley concluded: "I ain't bringing a basketball on the bench no more."
The broadcast of the Bucks' win appeared to show Beverley tossing the ball into the crowd and hitting a female Pacers fan in the head before asking for the ball back.
After the ball was returned he immediately threw it back and hit the hands of a male Pacers fan.
Charania, Lauren Merola and Eric Nehm noted in their report for The Athletic that "other obscenities were said toward Beverley in the lead-up to the escalation" prior to the Cancún taunt.
The Athletic @TheAthleticPatrick Beverley threw the ball at a fan at the end of Game 6.<br><br>🎥 <a href="">@StephNoh</a> <a href="">
Beverley said on his podcast that he could have gotten "four or five fans kicked out" had he asked security to intervene during the game.
"Some people would say, 'Pat, man, you should have got him kicked out, that would have never happened.' I'm not getting no fans kicked out," Beverley said. "People who spend money to watch us play, I'm not getting them kicked out.
"Literally, security walked up to me: 'You wanna get that fan thrown out?' 'Nah, man.' You can say anything when you're winning."
Beverley previously said on social media following the loss that the Bucks had "warned and asked for help all night" regarding the exchange with fans.
Patrick Beverley @patbev21Not Fair at all. Exchanged between a fan and our ball club all night. We warned and asked for help all night. Not fair. 🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️ <a href="">
Beverley said that the fans involved in the incident apologized after the game.
"Everyone who stepped out of line and said something too crazy, all of them apologized," Beverley said. "It was just some people who just crossed the line a little bit."
If Beverley faces any discipline for the incident, it could occur with another team. The veteran guard is set to become an unrestricted free agent heading into his age-36 season.
