Despite playing only one season defending the Washington Wizards, former player Paul Pierce has left quite an impression on his former teammate Bradley Beal.

In an appearance in The Woj Pod with Adrian Wojnarowski, Beal shared his experience playing alongside Pierce in Wizards in the 2014-15 season. Stating that before playing alongside the veteran he had the impression that the former player hated everyone and disliked people, Beal revealed that he was surprised by Pierce’s competitive mindset:

“He rides for his team If you’re his teammate, you’re his boy. That’s just how he is. But if you’re in the opposite team, he’s not talking to you. He’s not messing with you. I’ve learned that and kind of developed that same mental,” Beal said of Pierce.

Bradley Beal said on @WojESPN’s podcast that he used to think Paul Pierce hated him.

Paul says: “Good.” 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/tMEntbgseO — Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) December 5, 2019

Interestingly Paul Pierce reacted to the statement of his former Wizards teammate. Participating in the program “The Jump” the former player said he is proud of not being nice to opposing players before and during matches:

“That’s what game my edge. That’s who I was. Now you see everybody is friends and they take it light with each other. I never wanted to do that,” The Truth said.

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Pierce playing for the Wizards in the 2014-15 season was instrumental in leading the franchise into the semifinals of the Eastern Conference when Bradley Beal and John Wall’s team lost for the Atlanta Hawks in six games. This season Beal has been the main offensive weapon and the Wizards leader in the absence of John Wall still recovering from injury. The point guard is averaging 28.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists per game with an efficiency of 47.2% on two-point attempts and 34.7% on three-point shots,