Beal Wants To Learn Trash Talking From Paul Pierce And Other Nuggets

Bradley Beal sat down with NBA TV during the broadcast of the Wizards Summer League "Playoff" game (lol) and talked about all sorts of Wizards stuff. There was a lot of the usual stuff, but Beal, who has been very quiet and quite honestly a pretty boring interview, opened up a little bit and showed some personality. Here are three key nuggets from the interview where Beal showed a little emotion and excitement.

Paul Pierce Would Skip NBA Games To Play Poker

Paul Pierce just finished participating in the 2014 World Series of Poker $10 Million Tournament in Las Vegas. Despite rocking his lucky Red Sox (booo!) hat and a baller Incredible Hulk Tee, the new Washington Wizards small forward was eliminated from contention.

Once Pierce was eliminated from the $10 Milli running, he agreed to sign with the Washington Wizards for...$10 million. But before his elimination he had a very interesting thing to say when asked what would happen if he made it to the final table.

Paul Pierce Makes Soccer Players Look Tough

With Paul Pierce now on the Wizards, we thought we'd take a look at some classic Paul Pierce moments.

Heres a clip from 2009 of newly acquired Wizards forward Paul Pierce. During a finals game in 2008 vs the Lakers, Pierce ran into his own player and crashed to the ground screaming in pain. He was carried off the court by his players and then placed in a wheelchair all the time looking like he just saw the end of Marley and Me. Miraculously, a few minutes later, Pierce returned 100 percent healed. Oh...I thought you were dead bro! Here's the NBA on TNT crew heckling Pierce Mystery Science Theater 3000 style.