The NBA is grabbing some headlines this Summer.
Dejounte Murray and Paolo Banchero are at the center of this weekend’s NBA activities. The two players whose beef caught our attention over the weekend were 2022 NBA All-Star Dejounte Murray and 2022 NBA Draft No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero. Murray and Banchero are both from Seattle and spent this weekend competing in Isaiah Thomas’ “Zeke-End” tournament in nearby Tacoma.
Things started to feel a bit intense on the court before eventually carrying over onto social media.
Check out a summary of what happened in case you may have missed it:
Paolo is so strong that he goes up for the ball and unintentionally makes Dejounte Murray bust his ass on the floor.
Paolo doesn't even realize he's mad when Murray uses his strength to push Paolo back.
Paolo stops his momentum, hugs him, and pats him on the belly lol. pic.twitter.com/NttfjFy1RG
— WeltGawd (@WeltGawd) August 8, 2022
Dejounte Murray calls Banchero “little boy” and “soft”
"It's a man's league. He a little boy, he's too soft."
Dejounte Murray calls Paolo a "little boy" and "soft" 😳
(via @HomeTeamHoops) pic.twitter.com/74fT5fOyib
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) August 8, 2022
Dejounte Murray says “WELCOME TO THE BIG LEAGUES”
Paolo says Dejounte unfollowed him on Instagram, tells him to stop double teaming
Paolo Banchero posted this on his IG story in response to Dejounte Murray's play
(via @Pp_doesit) pic.twitter.com/ZdxZg7pIZy
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) August 8, 2022
Dejounte says Paolo “Tried To Flex” and that he “Changed” and needs to “Stay Humble”
Dejounte Murray has now responded to Paolo Banchero… oh boy. pic.twitter.com/wINyBWVYXM
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) August 8, 2022
Paolo insists he is still the same “humble kid”
The bigger person @Pp_doesit pic.twitter.com/avzrsg8jjx
— Markee Randolph (@MagicMarkee) August 8, 2022
And there you have it:
Me catching up on this Dejounte Murray and Paolo Banchero beef pic.twitter.com/6DNPNmDFcD
— Shamit Dua (@FearTheBrown) August 8, 2022
Shoutout to Paolo and Dejounte for attempting to get someone to care about a Magic-Hawks regular season game.
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