Wizards’ Bradley Beal responds to Kent Bazemore’s scoring title, injury comments

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Entering the final week of the season, Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal and Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry are in a tight race for the 2020-21 NBA scoring title.

Curry holds the edge, averaging 31.9 points per game on 48.7% shooting from the floor to Beal’s 31.4 points per contest on 48.9% shooting from the field.

On Saturday, Beal torched the Indiana Pacers for 50 points on 19-of-31 shooting from the field in an overtime victory for the Wizards, 133-132. However, Beal suffered a hamstring strain against the Pacers that will cause him to miss the next two games

Curry followed Beal’s heater with a sizzling 49 point effort on 14-of-26 shooting from the field in only three quarters during Golden State’s win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

After the Warriors’ win, Kent Bazemore’s praised Curry’s scoring performance while taking a jab at Beal.

49 points in 29 minutes, that’s unreal. We got guys hurting hamstrings to keep up.

Via @MontePooleNBCS on Twitter:

On Monday night, Beal responded to Bazemore’s comments and didn’t hold back. The sharpshooting Washington guard fired off a series of tweets pointed at Bazemore.

Via @RealDealBeal23 on Twitter:

Beal will have to wait till next season before meeting Bazemore on the court. However, the three-time All-Star guard lit the Warriors up for over 20 points in a pair of wins for the Wizards in the 2020-21 campaign.

The race for the NBA scoring title will end on Sunday with the Warriors slated to meet the Memphis Grizzlies and the Wizards scheduled to battle the Charlotte Hornets.

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