Police: Wizards’ Bradley Beal faces possible battery charge

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Washington Wizardsshooting guard Bradley Beal is facing a possible misdemeanor chargein central Florida after a fan accused the NBA All-Star of hittinghim during an argument after a game against the Orlando Magic.

Probable cause exists to charge Beal with simple battery for theMarch 21 confrontation, an Orlando police case report said.

Beal has not been arrested or charged as of Wednesday.

The report said the case would be filed with the local StateAttorney’s Office, but prosecutors said they didn’t have a recordof the case late Tuesday.

The Wizards acknowledged they knew about the situation with Bealin Orlando but declined to comment.

According to the police report, Beal was walking down a tunnelat the Amway Center to the Wizards’ locker room following theteam’s 122-112 loss to the Magic. A fan swore at Beal and accusedhim of causing the fan to lose $1,300 from a bet.

Beal walked back toward the fan and his friends, and began toexchange words, investigators said. At some point, Beal swatted ahat off the head of the heckler’s friend, police said, allegedlyhitting the friend’s head.

The friend contacted police the next day to report the allegedassault and provided police with video of the confrontation.

Beal, 29, was the third overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft bythe Washington Wizards. He was selected in the 2013 NBA All-RookieFirst Team and is a three-time NBA All-Star.