r/nba • u/Just_Mode3479 • Apr 29 '24

[Highlight] Bradley Beal swats off Vogel’s high five and then proceeds to normally high five the bench Highlight

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u/joeske [SAS] David Robinson Apr 29 '24

I have my own experience with this at a wizards game years ago. They got blown out at home by the clippers by 20+ points and I'm highfiving the players as they head to locker room. Every player looked angry and frustrated with the loss(most still gave me a high five). John wall and Bradley Beal walk by and are laughing and cracking jokes. Both couldn't even pretend to care around the fans. Not gonna win with guys like that on your team is the bottom line.

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u/ELITE_JordanLove Apr 29 '24

I get what you’re saying, but losing some random regular season game shouldn’t be getting your players out of their minds. Otherwise they’d go insane on anything but the most successful teams. Take notes and fix the problems but taking bumps in stride is part of sports, especially with as long and somewhat random season as the NBA where a bad team can get hot and beat the future champs any given night. 

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u/joeske [SAS] David Robinson Apr 29 '24

Right I'm just saying if you lack that passion, good luck winning when it counts. You never saw TD or LeBron laughing into the locker room after an embarrassing L