Patrick Beverley is facing potential legal trouble after the incident with Pacers fans

The Milwaukee Bucks suffered a disappointing loss to the Indiana Pacers in the first round. When the team traded Damian Lillard at the start of the season, it had big ambitions. Instead, they had to deal with unfortunate losses from Giannis Antetokounmpo and Lillard in the playoffs and were eliminated much sooner than they had hoped.

Perhaps more disappointing than the loss, however, was the behavior of one Bucks player. After Indiana’s Game 6 loss, Patrick Beverley was involved in an unacceptable incident while on the bench.

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, he now faces an investigation into the incident.

With the game out of reach, Beverley headed into the bench in the final seconds of the game. There he had a basketball in his hand and was seen throwing it directly at a fan, hitting someone in the head. Once the ball is returned to the bench, he throws it back towards the same group of fans.

Beverley apologized for the incident in the following days, saying it should never have happened. He also claimed that the trash talk hurled at him crossed the line.

Now the Indianapolis police are getting to the bottom of the altercation. They are reportedly reviewing the video footage and speaking to those involved.

It’s unclear if we’ll ever know details about what led to the altercation. The fans may have crossed a line, but throwing a ball to them will never be acceptable. Hopefully this is the last time Beverley or any other member of the Bucks is involved in an incident of this nature. At the moment we are happy that no one was injured.

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