Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley's bruising was not due to the punches he threw to his face out of his frustrations on the court, the team clarified on Friday amidst reports that the medical treatment given to the forward was for a wound he inflicted on himself by hitting his face repeatedly during a preseason game against the Detroit Pistons.
Beasley and team officials led by Erik Spoelstra said the wound above the forward's right eye was incurred after an inadvertent blow from Pistons forward Jonas Jerebko.
"I watched the video, and it does look like I knocked the mess out of myself," Beasley told ESPN on
Friday. "I had everybody in the world calling me and asking, 'Why you so crazy?'"
The talented but troubled Beasley scored nine points on an impressive three-of-five field goal shooting in just nine minutes of play in the Heat's 112-107 triumph over the Pistons. However, he also made the headlines for punching his face several times after missing a shot.
The Heat was Beasley's first team after he was drafted second overall in the 2008 draft out of Kansas State and next only to then top pick Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls. But while Rose has become a bonafide superstar and the youngest MVP in league history, Beasley has struggled to live up to expectations. In 2010, he was traded by the Heat as part of efforts to shed salary and make way for the eventual signing of LeBron James and Chris Bosh. He played for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns before he was released by the latter in August.
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