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Internet feuds among athletes get intense all the time. Mostly, they start because of some disrespectful real-life event. That is what happened between the young talents of the NBA. Paolo Banchero from Orlando Magic and Dejounte Murray from Atlanta Hawks. The beef is getting ugly and there will always be bystanders who will have fun with the situation.

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Lamar Jackson, QB of the Baltimore Ravens, and Micah Parsons, linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys. Looks like these two were closely following the drama between the young NBA talents.

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Paolo Banchero and Murray’s beef – a look back

It all started when Murray gave Banchero an early welcome to the league with a mean dunk during the Zeke-End Pro-Am tournament at Tacoma Community College in Washington. Murray taunted Banchero by getting in his face. And also gestured that he was too small for competition in front of him.

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Later, Murray shared the clip on Instagram with a caption that only added fuel to the fire. The insulted party found out that Murray unfollowed him. Murray revealed that he no longer respected Banchero and said that as a kid, the Magic rookie used to rebound for him. He held nothing back and wrote, “You tried to flex that No. 1 pick s*it on me when I’ve been rooting for you… [Paolo Banchero] don’t get on this internet saying nothing. You changed from the humble kid you always was and I stand on real sh-t boy and you know. You made it and changed, and I lost all respect.” Through all of this, Banchero stayed silent.

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Then began the back and forth between the show. Amongst this wreck, Lamar Jackson and Micah Parsons were shocked to see the final come-down of the beef.

Jackson’s and Parsons’ reactions to the feud

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It shocked everybody when Murray finally addressed the beef in a rather scary way. The threat made Micah Parsons confused and for a good reason. The Cowboys superstar took to Twitter to talk about the matter.

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A stunned Lamar Jackson who wants no part in this, however, cannot look away. The Baltimore shot caller reacted to the situation just like everyone expected him to.

Both the athletes are young, yet their rivalry is intense. The NFL superstar couldn’t help but talk about the matter. So for the fans seeing this rivalry into the game will be immensely exciting. Who is your favorite among the two basketball stars?

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Neha Joshi is an NFL writer at Essentially Sports. She is currently pursuing her postgraduate degree in English Literature from R.D National College, Mumbai and has also previously worked as a Graduate Intern at Jacobs. Her favorite athlete is football superstar Tom Brady, whom she finds immensely motivating. The following quote by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback is among her most treasured ones: "If you don't play to win, don't play at all", which more often than not inspires her to excel in every pursuit she takes up! When away from work, Neha indulges herself in browsing through Realistic English, Post Structuralist American, and Modern Indian Literature.

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