Bradley Beal is doing his best, but the Washington Wizards continue to lose.
After Friday’s loss to the Boston Celtics dropped the Wizards to on 2-7 on the season, Beal gave a hilariously blunt comment about Washington’s poor defense.
“We can’t guard a parked car,” lamented Beal, per Fred Katz of The Athletic.
A two-time All-Star, Beal has a right to be frustrated, as he may be having his best individual season yet. He leads the league with 35.0 points per game, boosted by a 60-point outing against Philadelphia on Wednesday. Beal is also averaging 5.0 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
Nevertheless, the Wizards now rank dead last in the NBA with a comical 122.1 points allowed per contest. The acquisition of Russell Westbrook has done nothing to change their fortunes, and no team has a worse record right now (although the Detroit Pistons are equally bad at 2-7 as well).
Westbrook seems to be feeling the heat lately too, and it is clear the Wizards may just be wasting another season of Beal’s prime.
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