Beal (calf) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Thunder. Beal will miss his second consecutive contest due to a left calf strain, though the injury likely won't result in a long-term absence.

Bradley Beal has revived a tradition. A teenaged Beal, at the behest of his mother, would begin each basketball season with a note to himself, writing long-term goals on a piece of paper. He’d scribble how many points he wanted to average,