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Bradley Beal Describes Threatening Traffic Stop on D.C. Highway

Wizards guard Bradley Beal shared his story on Wednesday of a threatening interaction with a police officer on a highway near Washington D.C.

While the Wizards and Mystics marched on Washington Friday for social justice reform, Beal described his traffic stop from two years ago.

"Two years ago. I got pulled over on 495 and the officer asked me to step out of the vehicle. We're literally on the side of the highway. My wife, me and one of my friends," Beal said. "[The officer] comes up to me and says 'what if I f--- up your Monday and put you in a headlock and arrest you right now?