Bradley Emmanuel Beal Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators before being selected by the Wizards as the third overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.
Beal is the son of Bobby and Besta Beal and has four brothers: Brandon, Bruce, Byron, and Bryon. All four played or are currently playing college football: Brandon played tight end at Northern Illinois; Bruce played offensive lineman at Alabama State; and Bryon and Byron played offensive linemen and defensive line, respectively, at Lindenwood University.
Rapper Nelly, who is a family friend, used to walk Beal to school. Beal, in turn, babysat future-Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum as a teen, becoming a close friend and mentor to the fellow St. Louis native. He considers himself a nerd, with a 4.0 GPA in high school and studying biology as a pre-med in college.
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