INDIANAPOLIS — The Marion County prosecutor will not file charges against Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverly, who threw a basketball at Indiana Pacers fans during a playoff loss.
In a statement, a spokesperson with the Marion County Prosecutor's Office said, "After a thorough review of law enforcement’s investigation, it has been determined that criminal charges will not be filed in this matter."
Patrick Beverly was investigated by metro police.
The NBA has suspended Beverley four games without pay for the incident.
Cameras showed Beverley sitting on the bench and tossing a ball into the stands and hitting a fan with about 2 ½ minutes left in Milwaukee’s 120-98 Game 6 loss at Indiana that knocked the Bucks out of the playoffs. After a different fan threw the ball back to Beverley, who was holding his arm out for it, the Bucks guard fired it back at that spectator.
Beverley declined to answer a question about it while speaking to reporters after the game. But he replied to an X post that showed the video by saying, “Not Fair at all. Exchanged between a fan and our ball club all night. We warned and asked for help all night. Not fair.”
Six hours later, Beverley issued another X post saying, “But I have to be better. And I will.”
Beverley spoke about his behavior on an episode of “The Pat Bev Podcast” that was released Wednesday, May 8. He said he was called a word that he’d never been called before, but added that his own actions were “still inexcusable.”
“I will be better," Beverley said. "I have to be better, and I will be better. That should have never happened. Regardless of what was said, that should have never happened. Simple as that.”
Beverley added the atmosphere in Indiana “was great” aside from “a handful of fans” who crossed the line.
“I ain’t bringing a basketball on the bench no more,” Beverley said. “That … threw my whole vibe off.”
After the game, Beverley wouldn't allow ESPN journalist Malinda Adams to ask him a question in a group interview in the locker room. He said it was because she didn't subscribe to his podcast. Beverley told her to get her microphone out of his face and then eventually asked her to leave the interview circle.
A day after the loss, Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Beverley's behavior was “not the Milwaukee way or the Bucks way.”
“We’re better than that," Rivers said. "Pat feels awful about that. He also understands emotionally — this is an emotional game and things happen — unfortunately, you’re judged immediately and he let the emotions get the better of him.”
