NBA: Clippers' Patrick Beverley fined for throwing ball into stands

LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley has been fined a reported $25,000 by the NBA on Thursday after he threw a ball to the spectators stand. Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, announced it on Wednesday, October 23. The event took place during the LA Clippers vs LA Lakers match on Wednesday at the Staples Center. LA Clippers beat LA Lakers 112-102. 

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NBA news: Patrick Beverley's reaction on being fined 

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Patrick Beverley shared a message he received on Twitter, responding to it by saying that he won't change. The message was by the wife of the man who caught the ball. The wife admitted to feeling awful about the fine that Beverley was charged and that her husband has always been a Clippers fan. They have been season ticket holders for 19 years and assured Beverley that even though he was fined, he made a fan really happy. They offered to help any way they can and wished the player best of luck. 

Clippers also tweeted about it, joking about the fact that Beverley got paid and can afford to do such things. Beverley replied by saying that he only wanted to give the fans the game ball, but cannot do that anymore. He later apologised in all caps, saying that he found the fans to be so great, he only wanted to give them the ball. 

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