Michael Beasley posts raunchy message after epic $100K one-on-one win over Lance Stephenson
The former Lakers teammates were the main event of the TNC 02 pay-per-view basketball event in Miami on Friday night and delivered what they considered one of the top one-on-one games ever.
5 Michael Beasley celebrates beating Lance Stephenson in a one-on-one game for $100K on Friday night.
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Beasley bested Stephenson, 31-21, to cash the big check with injured Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving in attendance.
Stephenson, 34, cordially tagged the 36-year-old Beasley in an Instagram story after the heated matchup and wrote: 'Great game bro.'
That's when things got weird.
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Beasley, who played 74 games for the Knicks in 2017-18, responded to the message with one of his own and somehow dragged the Kardashian into the fray.
'I love you to the moon and back… Now grab a cigarette and a towel… We made a sex tape Kim K would envy,' Beasley wrote back with three crying laughing emojis.
5 Michael Beasley posts raunchy message after $100K win over Lance Stephenson in epic one-on-one battle
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The game itself had a little bit of everything, even if Beasley never trailed after a fast 4-0 start that had Irving on commentary saying he 'would never' want to play Beasley one-on-one
Stephenson even got feisty with the ref and fans at points, but it wasn't enough to beat Beasley.
Beasley, who played 11 seasons in the NBA, never quite reached the lofty expectations of being the No. 2 pick overall by the Heat in 2008.
5 Michael Beasley (r.) and Lance Stephenson battle in a one-on-one game for $100K on Friday night.
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He was the better scorer between him and Stephenson, averaging 12.4 points per game for his career.
Stephenson, the Coney Island product, played 10 seasons in the NBA, including seven with the Pacers.
5 Lance Stephenson #6 of the Indiana Pacers celebrates during the 108-90 win over the Toronto Raptors at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on April 4, 2017.
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5 Knicks forward Michael Beasley (8) drives as he is defended by Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) during the second quarter in 2017.
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He was one of the best defenders of his era after being drafted 40th overall in 2010 — as he and LeBron James had some epic playoff battles.
Stephenson averaged 8.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game for his career.
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