The value of a provocation is based entirely on the size of the target, and everyone understands that, except when the provocateur is more interested in attracting attention than the legitimacy of the cause.
So, of course, Milwaukee's Patrick Beverley twice threw the ball into the crowd at last night's Bucks vs. Pacers game in Indianapolis, and, unsurprisingly, verbally insulted a journalist. Because I haven't subscribed to his podcastBecause I forgot that proper provocation always requires punching up. He just did it for the sake of it. Because if you're worried about things like motivation, a brand isn't a brand.
Beverley first tried to justify everything by blaming the lack of support from fans and arena security. Perhaps feeling the heat in his back, he moved on to the part of his offseason regrets. He then apologized for throwing the ball and said he “must do more” in a “don't hold back because you've never done it better” kind of way.He also called ESPN producer Malinda Adams. apologize on friday morning For using her as a promotional prop for the Pat Bev Pod, this is also a form of promotion. However, since he arrived in Milwaukee, he had been promoting his refusal to speak to unsubscribers to other reporters, and it was only after he was publicly criticized for this incident that he was prompted to apologize. It might have been.
Not to mention being traded from a team with strong playoff hopes (Philadelphia) to another team with playoffs, and being near the end of his career (he's 35 years old and has been traded to six teams in three years). Frustration associated with this (currently enrolled) is also justified. The team he aspired to (Milwaukee) got both ejected within three hours, and the team he ended up with, the one with stronger championship ambitions, left far weaker than the team he left. I learned that.
But, I'm sorry to say, even considering the brand's advancements, it still looked bad. Beverley built a 12-year career as a professional irritant, which also came in handy when trying to unsettle opposing players. Because we tend to like that kind of courage as a tie between David and Goliath. Everything that happened during his play was of the fist-fight type, but these were just tantrums and fake belligerence (we don't pretend to know how to read his mind, we just know it). just know how to read). We don't necessarily want to judge his character. Because it's another loss that we don't deserve to move on from. But tactically, he failed miserably twice, and to prove it, he apologized for both within 12 hours. Either the provocation is justified in itself, or it's just bullying those you think are smaller than you.
And bullying, like provocation, has no market value. Any good podcaster should know that.
