Patrick Beverley Destroyed For Bullying Female Reporter In Locker Room After NBA Playoff Loss

Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley is getting ruthlessly dragged for his appalling conduct Thursday night.

Beverley and the Bucks were eliminated in Game 6 by the Pacers, and the Milwaukee player had himself a night. He threw a ball at random fans multiple times, but that wasn't the end of his tantrum.

He then bullied ESPN reporter Malinda Adams in the locker room, and refused to let her speak to him because she doesn't subscribe to his podcast. Furthermore, he physically pushed away her mic that she was just holding in the general area.

People show support for Malinda Adams after Patrick Beverley bullying.

Well, it didn't take long for people to rally and show support for Adams. Reactions are flooding X as of late Friday morning, and it's clear who people stand with.

The good news is Patrick Beverley did eventually grow up and do the right thing. Malinda Adams tweeted late Friday morning that he called her and apologized.

It's absolutely necessary and it's disgraceful the apology didn't happen in the moment.

On that point, one of the most disappointing parts about this situation is that it appeared nobody in the locker room stepped up to defend Malinda Adams.

An adult man bullied a woman in front of a bunch of people and everyone carried on like it was no big deal. That's not acceptable. If you see someone behaving like Beverley did, you have the obligation to do something. I'm not suggesting you have to cross a line. Just make it clear that kind of conduct won't be tolerated and the interviews won't continue until everyone can participate.

Something tells me the league will be giving Beverley a call if it hasn't already, and that conversation won't be fun. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.