Bucks' Patrick Beverley discusses his violent pass into stands: 'Should have never happened'

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Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley was criticized for violently throwing a basketball at fans during the team’s Game 6 loss to the Indiana Pacers Thursday night.

Beverley was sitting on the bench when he stood up and launched a basketball at a female Pacers fan sitting behind the team’s bench, hitting the fan in the head. 

He appeared to motion to have the ball back, and when it was returned, he again threw the ball at another fan, who was able to deflect it. 

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Patrick Beverley of the Milwaukee Bucks dribbles against the Indiana Pacers during Game 6 of the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs May 2, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.  (Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images)

Coaches and other players stepped in in an attempt to defuse the situation, but Beverley appeared to continue to exchange words with the fans sitting behind him. 

Less than a week later, Beverley says it was an "unfortunate situation that should have never happened."

"What I did was bad, and that should have never happened. I have to be better, and I will be better. And that should have never happened," Beverley said on his podcast. "Regardless of what was said, that should have never happened. Simple as that."

Initial reports say it came after a fan said "Cancun on three," but Beverley says it was "more than that" and was called a name that apparently is NSFW.

"I’ve been called a lot of stuff in this league, I haven’t been called that one," he said. "Still inexcusable. It doesn’t matter what was said. I have to be better, and I will be better."

Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley (21) dribbles the