Just like Kyrie Irving and Spencer Dinwiddie, Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal was not named an NBA All-Star this season. He finished behind Irving in the fan vote, but the other players across the league voted Beal as the second-best guard in the league.
But when Beal wasn’t named a starter, it was up to the NBA head coaches to put him in the 2020 NBA All-Star Game. They didn’t vote him in, as Toronto’s Kyle Lowry and Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons were named the two reserve guards, and the rest of the Eastern Conference reserve slots were filled with forwards.
Beal has voiced his displeasure with the selection process. He also responded with a 34-point game on Thursday. Irving expects Beal will try to do much of the same in Washington’s trip to Brooklyn on Saturday:
We’re gonna have to go make a push against Brad Beal. Even though we know he shoulda been an All-Star and he’s pissed off. I know how he’s going to come out tomorrow. It’s just something we gotta be prepared for.
Dinwiddie also anticipates a big night out of Beal:
For sure. He’s an All-Star snub. But, then again, we got an All-Star snub ourselves.
Dinwiddie then clarified:
It was Kyrie, relax. I wasn’t talking about myself.
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