Damian Lillard trolls former Bucks teammate Malik Beasley on Instagram

Malik Beasley was clearly motivated against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday evening.

The Detroit Pistons shooting guard had his best performance of the season when he faced his former team for the first time since then leaves in free agency in the offseason.

But with Giannis Antetokounmpo delivers a huge performanceBeasley’s season-high 26 points and eight 3-pointers weren’t enough the Bucks won 127-120 in overtime.

Despite this, Beasley was clearly proud of his show. He posted a video of the game to his Instagram account with the caption “good to great.”

Buck’s guard Damian Lillardwho did not play in the match due to concussion, fooled him with a memory of the result.

“L,” he replied, a comment that has racked up hundreds of likes. Lillard and Beasley were teammates for the 2023 season in Milwaukee.

Beasley shot 9 of 17 against the Bucks on Wednesday, including 50% from three-point range. He added ten rebounds and four assists.

Beasley later replied to Lillard on his post: “We’ll see you all again.”

Lori Nickel column: Overtime win against the Pistons was the best version of Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo

Bucks schedule

The Bucks and Pistons will meet again soon and the stakes could be high.

The two teams will play on Tuesday, December 3 in the final match in which both teams from the group will play the Emirates NBA Cup.

The Bucks and Pistons are both 1-0 in NBA Cup games.

Malik Beasley Stats

This season, Beasley is averaging 13.8 points per game and shooting 37.8% from distance.

Beasley averaged 11.3 points in 79 games (77 starts) with the Bucks last season. He shot 44.3% from the field and 41.3% from three-point range.

Damian Lillard injury update

Lillard will miss a third straight game on Saturday.

The Bucks have released their injury report their game against the Charlotte Hornets and Lillard has already been ruled out.

He missed the Bucks’ wins the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday and Pistons on Wednesday while remaining in the concussion protocol.

Lillard suffered a concussion during the game the Bucks lost 113-107 to the Boston Celtics on Sunday.

This article originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Damian Lillard trolls Malik Beasley on Instagram after Bucks-Pistons