Lakers' Beverley suspended 3 games by NBA

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LAKERS' PATRICK BEVERLEY SUSPENDED 3 GAMES FOR SHOVING INCIDENT play Beverley ejected after shoving Ayton to the floor (1:09) Patrick Beverley is ejected after shoving Deandre Ayton to the floor after Ayton was taunting Austin Reaves following a hard foul.
Los Angeles Lakers guard Patrick Beverley has been suspended three games for "forcefully shoving" Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton when the big man wasn't looking and causing him to fall to the court in L.A.'s game against the Suns on Tuesday, the NBA announced on Thursday.
In the league's statement, attributed to executive vice president and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars, the suspension was explained as being "based in part on Beverley's history of unsportsmanlike acts."
Beverley was assessed a technical foul and ejected for charging into Ayton after Ayton was standing over Lakers swingman Austin Reaves, while Reaves was on the floor following a flagrant foul by Suns guard Devin Booker.