Patrick Beverley would be dropped from Barstool platforms if assault allegations turn out to be true.
Patrick Beverley is known for playing aggressive defense on the court. But allegedly taking that intensity home has now landed him in serious trouble. Dave Portnoy says he would be “kicked off” Barstool Sports if these assault accusations are true.
Now let’s get this straight from the start: these are allegations, and Beverley has not been convicted of anything. However, the optics alone were enough for Barstool to reportedly distance themselves quickly, like someone sprinting away from a full-court press.
The Barstool Sports founder explained his employee’s status during “The Unnamed Show” on Wednesday … saying Beverley — who has a the “Hoopin’ N Hollerin'” podcast with the company — has “gotta figure all this out.”
“We’ll let the facts play out,” Portnoy said. “Certainly, with what is hanging there, we can’t have him be part of what we’re doing right now, and we got to see how it settles, but this is horrible.”
“If there’s any truth to it, he won’t be back at Barstool.”
Dave Portnoy continued that;
The two spoke on the phone after the hooper’s 15-year-old sister’s side of the story became public … and Beverley understood where he was coming from.
Portnoy said there is no reason for him to make a rash decision regarding Beverley’s future … but added what he saw in the docs was “brutal.”
Things are clear: Patrick Beverley is in a deep legal trouble and Barstool Sports isn’t here to associate with him.
The ex-NBA player is accused of punching his sister in the eye and choking her for up to 30 seconds at a Texas home.
His sister claims after getting caught returning from sneaking out in the middle of the night, Beverley seemingly scolded her before he allegedly “grabbed her by the neck with both hands, and picked her up off the ground, by having her feet come up from the floor.”
She also claimed that he slammed her body against the walls of an open room area of the house, and made a comment that “he will be the family relative to kill her.”
What’s next for Beverley? Unclear. But one thing is for sure, Barstool isn’t going to entertain him until the case is over and cleared of any wrongdoing.
