Wizards' Bradley Beal On Derrick Rose: 'I Think He's Scared'
(CBS) Everybody has something to say about Derrick Rose.
That includes Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal, who recently talked about the Bulls' point guard on 106.7 The Fan.
“That’s hard, because I’ve never experienced that injury,” Beal said. “And I know what type of injury that is, it’s possible it’s gonna happen again. Knock on wood. But at the same time, you might have to give it a go. If you’re practicing for two months and everybody in practice is saying you’re practicing well, I figure you gotta give it a shot in a game."
At first, it seemed like Beal caught himself and wanted to give Rose the benefit of the doubt.
“It’s his decision. I can’t really have a say so in it. If he doesn’t feel he’s mentally confident to be able to go out there and help the team, I guess I can’t really blame him for it.”
But then Beal was asked if he would lose respect for a Wizards' teammate if they made the same decision.
“A little bit. Yeah, I would,” he said. “The type of player he is, and the mentality and competitiveness that he has, I think he would have gave it a go. I don’t know what was holding him back. I think he’s scared it’s probably going to happen again and he won’t be the same. But you’re never the same after an injury. But you just have to fight through it and do something else to be able to impact the game. I’m not sure what it is he has to do. I really can’t speak for him.”
