Patrick Beverley’s story has always been bigger than basketball. The kid from Chicago who fought his way from overseas gyms to an NBA paycheck didn’t just change his life. He changed his family’s trajectory. Every win, every contract, every step up the ladder felt like a shared victory back home. And at the center of that tight-knit world sits the person who softens even Beverley’s hardest edges: his little sister. Because for all the barking on the court and the controversy on the mic, nothing defines him more than the way he shows up for her, sometimes in ways no one quite expects.

It wasn’t long ago that Patrick Beverley’s teammates were laughing about his ‘big brother menace era,‘ the same era that included him dumping water on his 9-year-old sister’s face while she slept. Classic sibling chaos, the kind every family remembers for years. But that little girl, now older yet still a minor, Mya Beverley, would soon be at the center of a very different kind of headline.

On Friday, the 37-year-old was arrested in Fort Bend County, Texas, on a third-degree felony assault charge. Court records list it as “assault on a family member/household member impeding breath or circulation,” per outlets including KRIV-TV and TMZ. Beverley, meanwhile, tried to calm the internet storm with a simple tweet: “Please don’t believe everything you see on the internet. Hope all is well Luv❤️🙏🏾.”

Though Mya Beverley stays mostly out of the spotlight, the world still gets tiny windows into her life thanks to their mom, Lisa, who loves sharing updates. And whenever she posts, Patrick rarely misses the chance to slide into the comments.

Under one of those posts, he crowned his little sister with a title usually saved for the fiercest NBA debates between LeBron and Michael Jordan, calling her simply: “Mya the 🐐.”

From another family moment online, we learned that Mya started high school last year. Lisa shared photos of everyone—Patrick included—up before sunrise to send her off, writing: “First day of high school was definitely a family affair ..!! Everyone up and out at 6:30am .. It takes a village..Luv Gang.”

With that and her July 21 birthday post, it’s clear she’s somewhere around 14–15 years old today, right in the middle of those chaotic teenage years.

Dig even further back and you’ll find a 2016 throwback that says everything about their bond. Tiny Mya, still years away from double-digit birthdays, is kissing Patrick on the cheek while Lisa captions it, “Her first love..her big brother @patbev21.”

It’s the kind of photo that freezes a relationship exactly as it is: soft, loyal, and fiercely protective.

So when Patrick walked into a late-night situation he didn’t expect, one involving his teenage sister, his reaction wasn’t measured or calm. It was instinct. Big-brother reflex.

What really happened before Pat Bev landed in handcuffs?

Beverley’s attorney, Letitia Quinones-Hollins, clarified the circumstances: “Patrick Beverley has no criminal record. He cares deeply about his little sister—a young lady, a minor. Given that, when he unexpectedly found Mya alone in the home with an 18-year-old man in the middle of the night, he was understandably concerned, as any brother would be about his sister. However, we don’t believe what followed happened the way it’s been described and we look forward to the opportunity to address that in court.”

After the arrest, Beverley posted a $40,000 bond and was set to be released later that day. While the details of the incident are still being sorted out, the overall sentiment from his camp is clear: this wasn’t a reckless moment but a family-first reaction that escalated in a way they say doesn’t reflect the truth of what happened inside that house.

On the court, Beverley has always been no stranger to tension, though most of it has occurred under the bright lights of the NBA rather than in a police report.

His 2024 postseason incident, where he threw a ball into the stands during a high-stakes elimination game, resulted in an apology and a four-game suspension.

Previous league penalties for altercations with fans and media portray him as passionate, not criminal. His only prior legal issue dates back to 2015, when he was briefly arrested for an unpaid toll violation—far from any violent offense.