Beal calls out Bazemore after scoring-race diss
Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal may be recovering from a hamstring strain, but he's still getting off shots.
The guard took to Twitter on Monday evening to respond to Golden State Warriors forward Kent Bazemore's less-than-kind analysis of the NBA scoring race.
Kent Bazemore, marveling at teammate Stephen Curry:
— Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) May 10, 2021
“49 points in 29 minutes, that’s unreal. We got guys hurting hamstrings to keep up.”
Curry leads NBA in scoring, at 31.9 ppg
Bradley Beal is second, at 31.4, but will miss at least 2 games with, yes, a strained hammy.
Beal, who missed the Wizards' 125-124 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, responded to the jab during the Warriors' game versus the Utah Jazz.
@24Bazemore you don’t know me or shit about me bruh!!! You don’t know why I go out there and play and it damn sure ain’t for another man’s approval!!! You a straight LAME!!! But it don’t surprise me coming from you, thats what’s yo type do!!
— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) May 11, 2021
@24Bazemore it’s funny you say that because ya mans admittedly checked my numbers before the game, but IM CHASING!!! Shut yo ass up!
— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) May 11, 2021
Bazemore responded to Beal's tweets following Golden State's 119-116 win.
"I guess you can't joke anymore," he said. "I feel like I'm a pretty lighthearted guy."
"My loyalty is to (Steph Curry). It kind of got out of hand. I didn't check my phone all day until after the game," he added. "It's kind of blowing up, but I don't get involved in that crap."
Beal, who will miss Washington's upcoming game against the Hawks on Wednesday, is averaging 31.4 points this season, second only to Curry.
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