Lakers guard Patrick Beverly was hit with a 3-game suspension after shoving Phoenix Suns' Deandre Ayton from behind.
Patrick Beverley #21 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts after pushing Deandre Ayton #22 of the Phoenix Suns to the ground, alongside Anthony Davis #3 and Austin Reaves #15. PHOTO: Christian Petersen/Getty Images
"The suspension was based in part on Beverley’s history of unsportsmanlike acts," the NBA said in announcing the sanction. "Tough foul, hard foul, Austin gets knocked down, there’s a little bit of chirping going on with Book and Ayton and some of our guys, and then from what I saw Ayton was just standing there about to walk over him," Lakers coach Darvin Ham said Tuesday. "And then Pat Bev ... you don’t want this to be a tough-man competition. You actually want to play tough basketball. But at the end of the day, I’m not mad at him. He’s there protecting his teammate.
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