Patrick Beverley suspended three games for shoving Deandre Ayton
The NBA explained in a statement that the suspension is for having “pushed hard” Ayton “from behind” until he knocked him to the ground.
Los Angeles Lakers point guard Patrick Beverley received a three-game NBA suspension without pay on Thursday. due to pushing Deandre Ayton (Phoenix Suns) for which he was sent off in the game between the two teams on Monday. More problems for the Lakers.
The NBA explained in a statement that the suspension is for having “pushed hard” Ayton “from behind” until he knocked him to the ground. “The suspension is based in part on Beverley’s history of unsportsmanlike conduct,” the league said.
The point guard will miss the double duel against the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday and Saturday, and the game against the Indiana Pacers on Monday. According to ESPN, this three-game suspension without pay will leave Beverley without receiving $268,965.
The sanctioned incident happened on Monday when, with 4 minutes remaining in the last quarter of the game that the Suns ended up winning against the Lakers (115-105), Beverley pushed Ayton from behind and without the ball in the game. The center ran into Austin Reaves and ended up on the ground.
Beverley thus responded to Ayton, understanding that he was provoking Reaves for looking at him lying on the ground after a foul, but that reaction led him to be expelled from the match.