As a result of his disrespectful treatment of an ESPN producer, Bucks guard Patrick Beverley is now persona non grata at the country’s largest sports network, according to Front Office Sports.
ESPN management has banned Beverley from making further guest appearances on studio programs such as First Take and Get Up, according to sources familiar with the network’s thinking.
Many ESPN executives and staffers were outraged when Beverley tried to eject Malinda Adams from a circle with the press. in the postgame on Thursday night. First, Beverley asked the esteemed ESPN producer if she subscribed to his podcast. When she replied no, he told her she could not interview him. When Adams made her case, Beverley repeatedly pushed the microphone away from her., intimidating her to leave the circle of reporters around her locker.
An ESPN spokesperson declined to comment on Beverley’s future guest appearances, but the network issued a strong statement of support for Adams: “Malinda is a highly respected colleague and a true professional. She has our full support.”
Adams herself said that both Beverley and the team have been in touch to apologize. “I appreciate and accept it.”, he wrote. “The Bucks also contacted me to apologize. I have been making news for over 40 years and kindness and grace always win.”
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