After the Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated from the NBA playoffs last evening, Patrick Beverley sat at his locker taking questions from the sports media. One such person in the scrum was ESPN producer Malinda Adams and apparently, she was unaware that you can only talk to Beverley if you subscribe to his podcast.
“Do you subscribe to my pod?” Beverley asks Adams. “Do I subscribe to your pod? I do not,” she said. “You can’t interview me then. No disrespect,” Beverley said. He then added, “Can you move that mic and get out of the circle for me please, ma’am? If you’re not subscribed to my pod? Thank you, I appreciate that.”
Adams posted today on her X account, “I want to thank everyone for their kind words and support. I am humbled. Patrick Beverley just called me and apologized. I appreciate it and accept it. The Bucks also reached out to apologize. I’ve been in news for over 40 years and kindness and grace always win.”
It was a tough night for Beverley as not only did this happen, but he was also caught on camera throwing a basketball at Indiana Pacers fans. He didn’t do it just once, however, he did it twice. That incident caused Charles Barkley to say on TNT following the game, “Listen, I’ve done stupid stuff and I got criticized. That’s just wrong. He’s gonna get suspended for that. And that’s gonna be a good one, too. ‘Cause he didn’t do it once. He did it twice.”
Many in sports media weighed in on the subject, including several of Adams’ current and former colleagues:
