All-Star Guard Beefing With Magic Rookie Paolo Banchero?

The pair got into it during a Seattle Pro-Am league game.

Before the season kicks off, Orlando Magic rookie Paolo Banchero is enjoying his offseason in his hometown of Seattle.

Banchero is also staying loose by playing in the Seattle CrawsOver, the local Pro-Am league hosted by 20-year NBA veteran Jamal Crawford.

When playing in front of their community, it's often a chance for kids to see their role model close up.

Former San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray, who was traded to the Atlanta Hawks earlier this offseason, has participated in a few pro-am games as of late. Unlike any other NBA player, he's made social media waves for his conduct during them. He tapped the ball aggressively on someone's head before driving by them, and now, he's apparently got into it with Banchero.

Take the play where he was tapping the ball on his opponent's head in the clip below. The clip went viral on social media, and rightfully so. It's a disrespectful thing to do. Again, is that beneficial to the kids who observed in the stands at Seattle Pacific University?

Personally would never take this type of disrespect 🙃 (via adrielhlee/TT) pic.twitter.com/h32oFVzWQJ

— Overtime (@overtime) August 1, 2022

Murray then made social media waves once again by apparently getting into with Banchero, who was just selected by the Magic with the top overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. He made a highlight play by faking a pass to the corner then throwing it off the backboard to himself at Banchero's expense, then had words for him after the play. 

Paolo Banchero getting an early welcome-to-the-league moment from @DejounteMurray 😅

(via @Ballislife) pic.twitter.com/wzzcL04iwn

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 8, 2022

The highlight play is fine, but it seemed to be done out of spite for Banchero. After the game, Banchero posted on his Instagram story that Murray had unfollowed him on all social media. Murray responded by saying Banchero had changed after being the top pick. 

Dejounte Murray with the clap back 👀 https://t.co/Rrtk6Z5QAs pic.twitter.com/FXrJiNjKaq

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 8, 2022

It seems outsiders are not going to grasp Murray's side of the story since there is additional context he feels was worthy of taking this public approach. It still doesn't have a great look to be approaching things in such a manner with how much attention it draws away from two NBA stars taking the time to play in front of their community.

Perhaps handling whatever issue Murray had with Banchero's "change" in behavior from the past in a private setting could have been the better option. Now, there appears to be a lot of unnecessary drama resulting from games that are meant for the community.