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Beal's 20 extra lbs were just a 'sympathy bump'

Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal says he put on 20 extra pounds during the end of last season -- and it had nothing to do with adding muscle for the postseason.

Beal told The Washington Post that the late-season pounds can be attributed to sympathy weight gained while his girlfriend was pregnant with the couple's first child.

"Yes, I struggled with that last year at the end of the year," said Beal, the father of son Bradley Beal II.

"Oh, pizza. It was always late-night pizza for me," Beal said.