Bradley Beal Gives Incredible Reaction To Getting Swept by Timberwolves
Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal was swept in the playoffs for the first time in his career — an impressively terrible ‘feat’ considering he played 11 seasons for the Wizards.
Beal, Kevin Durant, and Devin Booker couldn't muster a single win against the Minnesota Timberwolves. And Beal had to eat crow after swearing before Game 4 that the Suns wouldn't swallow a humiliating sweep … before they ultimately did.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 28: Bradley Beal #3 of the Phoenix Suns reacts after fouling out against Anthony Edwards #5 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second half of game four of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Footprint Center on April 28, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.The Timberwolves defeated the Suns 122-116 and won the series 4-0. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
But credit to Beal, who gave one hell of a reaction to realizing he was dead wrong.
"I’ll be damned, man," Beal said, bracing on his chair for the media to press him on the Suns' disappointing season.
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It's no secret that Bradley Beal—at 30 years old and slated to make $50 million next season—played a large part in the Suns' down year, led by new owner Mat Ishbia and coach Frank Vogel.
Phoenix went all in on three players — Beal, Durant, Booker — whose respective games couldn't sync.
The Suns opted to buy an expensive roster, disregarding a dire need for an ample shot-creating point guard or defensive piece. Vogel's Suns went all in on offense, and when one star went cold, the team was a sitting duck.
The ascending Minnesota Timberwolves won, 122-116, to close out the series. Anthony Edwards and the T-Wolves gained a newfound respect for sucker-punching the ‘Big 3’ Suns.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA - APRIL 28: Anthony Edwards #5 of the Minnesota Timberwolves slam dunks the ball ahead of Bradley Beal #3 of the Phoenix Suns during the second half of game four of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Footprint Center on April 28, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Timberwolves defeated the Suns 122-116 and win the series 4-0. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Beal scored nine points in the Suns' all-or-nothing Game 4.
Devin Booker, Phoenix's most-qualified star in 2023, scored 49 points. Kevin Durant chipped in 33 points.
In the aftermath of Phoenix's embarrassing first-round exit, every job in that organization has come into question.
Suddenly, we see reports about Mat Ishbia running the organization like a circus or Durant and Booker's alleged interests in forcing their way out of Phoenix in the offseason.
It's a bad time to be the Phoenix Suns and Bradley Beal. He'll face plenty more questions in the coming months.
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