“I Couldn’t See”: Bradley Beal Blames His Mask for an Awful Night vs the Magic, Promises to Make Certain Change

The Phoenix Suns were dominated by the Orlando Magic last night and suffered a horrendous 113-98 loss. Even after Devin Booker put his heart and soul into the comeback for his team by scoring 44 points, he could not save them single-handedly. Because his teammates were unable to support him, especially Bradley Beal. Initially, according to the injury reports, his availability for the Magic matchup was questionable, as he had suffered a nasal fracture from a previous match. However, the player had the determination to play and played the match with a protective mask as a precaution for his injury.

But, according to Beal, that mask was the reason why he performed so badly against the Magic. Not only that, he was even seen throwing away the mask in the middle of the match about which he was asked in the post-match interview. Answering that, Beal said, “I was trying to be available, give us energy. Whatever it looked like I knew I wasn’t going to be myself because I couldn’t see.”

The interviewer, however, asked Beal to explain why he couldn’t see through the mask, to which he said, “The mask moved a lot. It’s not ideal but the lens on the nose blurred my eyes and it was like shooting with one eye which is why it was all off.”  

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Bradley Beal played for 35 minutes in the match against the Orlando Magic and only managed to score 9 points, 6 assists, and 5 blocks. However, how did he get so severely injured that he had to wear this protective mask?

Bradley Beal got injured during the Pacers game

Bradley Beal suffered a nasal fracture in the Suns’ recent defeat to the Indiana Pacers after being elbowed by Pacers center Myles Turner while attempting to take a shot. However, despite his injury, Beal returned to the game and scored 12 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. But even then the Suns’ seven-game winning streak came to an end with a 133-131 loss against the Pacers.

Witnessing Beal coming back on the floor after suffering a major blow shows his commitment to his work and his team. After the loss, Beal admitted that he was having difficulty breathing from his nose and it was constantly bleeding, however, he wanted to support his team and help them in any way he could.

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