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Patrick Beverley addressed the incident from the closing minutes of the Milwaukee Bucks‘ season-ending 120–98 loss to the Indiana Pacers last week when he threw a basketball at a fan—twice—sitting behind the team bench.
“Unfortunate situation that should never have happened,” Beverley said on the Pat Bev Podcast. “What I did was bad, and that should never happen. I have to be better and I will be better.

With free agency and the draft behind us, what 32 teams look like today will likely be what they look like Week 1 and beyond for the 2024 season. Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski reveal the post-draft fantasy power rankings. The duo break down the rankings in six tiers: Elite offensive ecosystems, teams on the cusp of being complete mixed bag ecosystems, offensive ecosystems with something to prove, offenses that could go either way, and offenses that are best to stay away from in fantasy.

Boston’s unbeatable when it shoots well from deep, as Cleveland found out in their second-round opener. It didn’t even matter that Jayson Tatum struggled.

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray lucked out on Tuesday — dodging a suspension from the league after facing heat for tossing items onto the court during Monday’s Game 2 against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Were those items tossed out of frustration? You bet. 
Nuggets fans were on pins and needles thinking a suspension was on the way after cameras caught Murray tossing a towel and heating pad at different points in Denver’s loss to Minnesota. 
The Athletic / Stadium’s Shams Charania shared the NBA’s decision on Tuesday.

The NBA’s Last Two Minute Report confirmed that officials in Game 1 of Knicks-Pacers correctly called Myles Turner for an illegal screen late in the game.

Jamal Murray was fined $100K but avoided a suspension after tossing multiple objects in the direction of an official during Denver’s Game 2 loss.

Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert joined Hall of Famers Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace as four-time winners of the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award.

The San Jose Sharks, in a period of transition and currently without a head coach, won the NHL draft lottery on Tuesday night, following a regular season in which they posted just 19 wins and 47 points, good for last in the entire league.

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice is a suspect in an alleged assault which occurred early Monday morning at a nightclub in Dallas, police told The Dallas Morning News on Tuesday.
Per the report, police responded to reports of an assault at the nightclub at around 2:30 a.m. local time Monday. One man was taken to the hospital with injuries described as being non life-threatening, including visible swelling on the side of his face.
According to WFAA, police sources said officers were conducting interviews with witnesses at an address in Dallas listed for Lit Kitchen and Lounge.