Bradley Beal Facing Backlash After Suns' Loss to Celtics

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Josh Valdez | Last updated Apr 5, 2025 12:18 AM ET

The Phoenix Suns had a bad game in their 123-103 loss to the Boston Celtics, especially Bradley Beal. The three-time All-Star scored just one point (0-7 FG, 0-3 3 PT) with five assists, four rebounds, three steals, and one block in 30 minutes.

Beal's dud couldn't have come at a worse time for the Suns (35-42), who are now two games behind the Sacramento Kings for 10th place in the Western Conference, the last Play-In spot. Phoenix has five games left to make up that ground, starting with a road contest against the New York Knicks on Sunday.

NBA fans roasted Beal on social media after his rough outing.

"Trading for Bradley Beal gotta be the worst move by a front office in NBA history," one fan said.

"Bradley Beal is one of the worst players in the NBA," another one said.

"It’s unbelievably sickening that Bradley Beal makes 50 million a year," another one said.

"Nah, Bradley Beal is literally doing legalized robbery," another one said.

Beal signed a five-year, $251 million max contract with the Washington Wizards in July 2022, which included a no-trade clause. The Florida alum then waived the clause so the Wizards could trade him to the Phoenix Suns in July '23. Washington sent Beal, Jordan Goodwin, and Isaiah Todd for Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, four first-round pick swaps, and five second-round swaps.

Since then, the Suns have lost to the Denver Nuggets 4-2 in the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals and are struggling to return to the playoffs.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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