Stacked in $100 bills, $128 million weighs around 1.4 tons, which is the kind of heft Bradley Beal will now try to keep off his shoulders and in his pockets.
He pursued this haul from when he was younger and scored 52 points in a game just to have his mother, Besta, tell him it should have been 72. The endeavor continued last fall when he declined a lower but still substantial contract offer from the Washington Wizards before the season began. Despite three years filled with injuries, Beal felt assured the lucrative endgame would still be within his reach because he believed in his ability and the Wizards’ desire to retain it.