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Beverley ejected aft shoving Ayton to the level (1:09)
Patrick Beverley is ejected aft shoving Deandre Ayton to the level aft Ayton was taunting Austin Reaves pursuing a hard foul. (1:09)
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Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer
- Lakers and NBA newsman for ESPN.
- Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.
Los Angeles Lakers defender Patrick Beverley has been suspended 3 games for "forcefully shoving" Phoenix Suns halfway Deandre Ayton erstwhile the large antheral wasn't looking and causing him to autumn to the tribunal successful L.A.'s crippled against the Suns connected Tuesday, the NBA announced connected Thursday.
In the league's statement, attributed to enforcement vice president and caput of hoops operations Joe Dumars, the suspension was explained arsenic being "based successful portion connected Beverley's past of unsportsmanlike acts."
The suspension is without wage and volition outgo Beverley $268,965 successful salary, per ESPN's front-office insider Bobby Marks.
Beverley volition miss the Lakers' back-to-back roadworthy games against the San Antonio Spurs connected Friday and Saturday and besides their location crippled Monday against the Indiana Pacers.
Beverley was assessed a method foul and ejected for charging into Ayton aft Ayton was lasting implicit Lakers swingman Austin Reaves, portion Reaves was connected the level pursuing a flagrant foul by Suns defender Devin Booker. The series occurred with 3:55 remaining successful the 4th fourth of the Lakers' 115-105 nonaccomplishment successful Phoenix.
Following the game, Beverley said helium was "for sure" acrophobic that the league would subject him for his actions and added that helium would judge the punishment that was meted out.
"Very unprofessional by myself. Definitely could person reacted successful a antithetic way," helium said. "So, yeah, I'm a large boy. I'll instrumentality my lumps nevertheless they come."
However, soon earlier the suspension was announced connected Thanksgiving afternoon, Beverley tweeted with a antithetic tone.
Prior to Tuesday's incident, successful the 2021 Western Conference finals and with the Suns connected the verge of beating the L.A. Clippers for a travel to the title round, Beverley -- past with the Clips -- pushed Suns defender Chris Paul successful the back.
Beverley is averaging 4.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists successful 14 starts for the Lakers. He is shooting vocation lows from the tract (26.6%) and the 3-point enactment (23.8%).
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