Bradley Beal had an array of emotions Thursday after learning he was left out of the NBA All-Star Game. The Washington Wizards guard then took his frustration out on the Charlotte Hornets.
In route to scoring a game-high 34 points while dropping nine assists and grabbing nine rebounds, Beal took time to chirp with the Hornets players.
A fourth quarter sequence laminated Beal’s emotions.
First, while at the line shooting a pair of free throws, Beal appears to tell Malik Monk “You can’t guard me.”
Beal sank the pair of free throws to give him 31 points on the night.
After a Terry Rozier missed three pointer, Beal grabbed the rebound and brought the ball up, draining a pull-up three over Miles Bridges before turning to Bridges and letting him know.
That earned Beal his seventh technical of the season.
No fret, the Wizards were in command to a 121-107 win. But, it was clear, Beal had a chip on his shoulder when he touched the floor Thursday night. He was clearly not happy about being snubbed from next month’s All-Star Game, and he took it out on the Hornets all game.
