Bradley Beal was among a handful of NBA players to make headlines before the season with his refusal to get vaccinated. However, he is now making it clear he does not want the support of people who are using his name for their own agenda.
The Washington Wizards star, who had missed the Olympics after contracting COVID-19, got lumped in a tweet from U.S. Senator Ted Cruz back in September.
Beal still isn’t vaccinated, but he told The Washington Post’s Ava Wallace that he is still open to the idea, especially now that his two young sons are attending preschool.
Even though he remains unvaccinated, Beal had some choice words for Cruz:
“Don’t attach me to that,” said Beal. “Because that’s not what I was trying to do. I’m not sitting here advocating for people not to get it.
“I’ve never met you. I don’t talk to you. I don’t support you or anything you do,” Beal went on. “That’s a little weird. That’s why I don’t like social media. Ted, you know damn well I ain’t rockin’ with you. You’re not going to get no cool points if that’s what you’re in it for.”
Beal leads the Wizards in scoring with 23.3 points per game, and he’s also averaging 5.6 assists and 5.5 rebounds with a 16.29 player efficiency rating. The Wizards are currently 8-3 and tied for the best record in the Eastern Conference.
