But Beal insisted that Thursday night was just another night of basketball. The revenge-game angle wasn’t something Beal was taking the bait on in Week 1, when the Clippers beat the Suns 129 to 102, as Beal would only say: “Good dub.” Now in a loss, Beal was similarly unmoved.
“To me, it wasn’t about get back,” Beal told The Athletic about his return to Phoenix. “We whooped y’all a couple weeks ago. So it wasn’t like, you know, I don’t think it’s about that. For me, it was — no disrespect to Phoenix — but it was more meaningful for me to go back to D.C. and play, after being there for 11 years and that’s my franchise, you know? I feel like I was more geeked about that than coming back here. There’s no disrespect … but they have their way how they feel.”New York Times | Nov. 7, 2025
Under Vogel and Budenholzer, Bradley Beal did not feel like he was used optimally, and the relationship he had with those coaches was not strong enough to work through those differences.
“When you allow me to be that guy, I’ll be that,” Beal told The Athletic. “But when you have two coaches that want you to set screens and play in the dunker, you’re not Brad Beal. You’re somebody else.”New York Times | Nov. 7, 2025
Sarr poured in 31 points on 12-of-20 shooting from the field, including 4-of-5 from three-point range, along with eight rebounds, three blocks, and two assists across 29 minutes.
His 31-point performance was the third 30-point game of his career, breaking a tie with Bradley Beal for the most 30-point games by a Wizards player before turning 21, according to StatMuse.
Clutch Points | Nov. 6, 2025
Law Murray:
Asked Tyronn Lue if Bradley Beal can be the player the Clippers need him to be. TL;DR: Yes, but not with the minutes he's on right now. (so... no.) Tonight isn't gonna be a hero game. It's gonna be a process game from Clippers offense. We'll see how it goes tonight
x.com | Nov. 6, 2025
Justin Russo:
“I’m not sure yet,” Tyronn Lue said after tonight’s game when I asked if Kawhi Leonard and Bradley Beal will be participants in tomorrow’s second night of a back-to-back against Oklahoma City.
Bluesky | Nov. 4, 2025
Law Murray:
Kawhi Leonard (ankle) and Bradley Beal (knee management) will not play tonight vs Thunderx.com | Nov. 4, 2025
The 33-year-old Serbian guard has been limited to two appearances with the team coached by Tyronn Lue. In a total of 33 minutes, he went for two points with 1/9 field goals, besides averaging 3.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists per contest. “We’re going to wait for you. Just take your time, find your rhythm, get your legs, get your conditioning.
We’re not going to give up on you by any means necessary,” said 48-year-old Lue in a media session following team practice on Tuesday, referring to slow starts by Bogi and Bradley Beal following injuries, “Just take your time and don’t get frustrated with yourself.”
EuroHoops.net | Nov. 3, 2025
