John Wall and Kyrie Irving swapped jerseys after Friday's game
Where's the beef?
It seems that the trumped-up babble between rival point guard Kyrie Irving and John Wall wasn't as fierce as it was originally touted.
Following Friday's contest between the Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers, the two star guards reportedly swapped jerseys, as is customary in soccer, according to Jorge Castillo of the Washington Post.
Washington and Cleveland's respective backcourts found themselves embroiled in a battle of words over the summer, after Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal boldly declared he and Wall to be the league's best backcourt. It was a statement to which his Cavaliers counterpart Dion Waiters contended.
However, if Friday's game was any indication, Washington's guard pairing has a leg up in the dispute. Not only did the Wizards handily defeat the Cavaliers, Wall and Beal thoroughly outplayed their rivals.
STATISTIC | WIZARDS | CAVALIERS |
---|---|---|
FGP | 56.7 | 34.8 |
Points | 40 | 24 |
3-Pointers | 3 | 0 |
Assists | 12 | 3 |
Rebounds | 11 | 6 |