By Michael A. De Leon, Project Spurs
When I talked to Washington Wizards rookie Bradley Beal during preseason, he spoke very highly of fellow shooting guard Manu Ginobili, even calling him dynamic and dangerous.
Beal had hoped to get the opportunity to play against Ginobili that night, but with the Spurs all-star guard sidelined with an injury, Beal instead faced and struggled against Danny Green, with the 19-year-old failing to score a point in the game.
Now, exactly one month later, Beal will have his chance to play against a player he has looked up to.
“I’m looking forward to playing against (Ginobili),” Beal said last month. “He’s one of the best guards in the league so whenever I have the opportunity to play against anybody like that, I’m going to take full advantage of it.”
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