Washington Wizards capturing guard Bradley Beal — a three-time NBA All-Star — is beneath police investigation … after he was concerned in a confrontation with some hecklers following a recreation final week, TMZ Sports has realized.
The criticism towards Beal was lodged on March 22, in response to the Orlando Police Dept., roughly 24 hours after the basketball participant was concerned in a spat with two followers following his workforce’s 122-112 loss to the Magic in Florida.
The dispute between Beal and the followers arose proper after the 29-year-old hooper was strolling down a tunnel to the Wizards’ locker room space at Amway Center.
One of the blokes in a bunch yelled at Beal, “You f***ed me [out of] $1,300, you f***!”
Beal then turned, walked towards the followers, and appeared to knock the hat off one of many guys’ heads in response to the heckle.
Beal and the followers then jawed forwards and backwards, with Beal calling the remark “disrespectful.”
“Keep it a buck,” Beal stated. “I don’t give a f*** about none of your bets or your parlays, bro. That ain’t why I play the game.”
Things had been tense between Beal and the group — with the boys exchanging a flurry of phrases — earlier than the Wizards star was ushered into the locker room with out additional incident.
The jawing forwards and backwards lasted about 50 seconds
According to police paperwork, Beal is being investigated for battery.
We’ve reached out to the Wizards for remark, however to this point, no phrase again but. The Magic, in the meantime, inform us they’re conscious of the incident and are letting the OPD deal with it.
Beal has had a fantastic yr for the Wizards this season regardless of his workforce’s 33-42 document and the run-in with the followers, averaging 23.2 factors per recreation with 3.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists.