The plan for Bradley Beal after his season-ending hip injury

INGLEWOOD, CA – The Los Angeles Clippers season became even more difficult before it was easier. Last week, the team officially announced it Bradley Beal suffered hip fracturewho will turn it off for the rest of the season.

“I feel terrible for Brad,” the Clippers president of basketball operations told reporters at a press conference. “Brad, since the time we signed him, he’s been in the building, really since July rehabbing his knee injury. He’s done everything we’ve asked. He’s such a high character and I just feel terrible for him dealing with this, you know, fractured hip. The great or optimistic thing is talking to multiple surgeons that he’s going to be completely optimistic again. He’s going to be very optimistic. years.”

Beal has been slowly brought up to start this season after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery in May. He was expected to make a full recovery, but the Clippers’ training staff was cautious about limiting how quickly he could return to his normal workload.

Unfortunately, Beal never saw that full load due to a broken hip.

“I guess the silver lining is that since we’re trying to manage the inflammation in his knee, we’ll get more time to deal with it. But I just feel terrible for Brad. Professional athletes, the toll it takes on their body and just dealing with these injuries and dealing with surgeries, your heart goes out to them. But we also know what Bra will be extremely encouraged to be healthy here next year.”

Bill was injured early in the second quarter of the Clippers’ home game against the Phoenix Suns. Beal tried to jump for the loose ball, but before he could make the move, he appeared to injure his hip.

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Beal has dealt with hip injuries in the past, but Frank says this injury was unrelated to his previous injuries.

“This is a completely different type of injury,” Lawrence Frank added. “This is a very, very awkward injury. If you want, it happened at 9:12 of the second quarter in the game against Phoenix, you can actually see it. The surgeons said it’s almost like you’re in a car accident. It’s an atypical type of basketball injury. You know, it’s more than trauma. Painting on all parts of the player’s body, but the two are not connected.

Beal, who was bought out of his contract in July, signed a two-year deal with the Clippers that includes a player option for the 2026-27 season. As Frank mentioned, the six-to-nine month recovery schedule means Beal is expected to be ready to play at the start of next season.

“He’s going to have surgery early next week,” Frank said. “He’s going to be in the hospital for a few days, but then basically where the surgery is going to take place, he’s going to have to stay there for about five to seven days, sort of immobilized. Then he’s going to be on crutches for basically four to six weeks. He’s going to be here, but a big part of this is probably anywhere from six to eight weeks, they’ll let you do everything for six to eight weeks. You work with him, and then when you get past that benchmark, then you start rehab.”

When he was brought in this offseason, Bradley Beal was expected to fill the role of the recently traded Norman Powell. Powell, who had a near All-Star season with the Clippers last year, was traded to the Miami Heat as part of the trade that brought John Collins to the Clippers.

But Beal’s injury leaves a gaping hole at the point guard position, and the Clippers desperately need a guard not named James Harden to build offense for themselves and others.

“I stayed in touch with him throughout the process,” Frank said. “I think there’s a wide range of emotions from him. One, in his way, he feels like he’s let us down hurt, which is the exact opposite, but it’s kind of his loyalty and his gratitude that he’s in this situation. He feels terrible that he’s not there for his teammates and that he was really hoping to have a good year.

“People forget that last year Brad was basically a 50-40-80 guy who averaged 17 points a game, so he wanted to do better than that and he’s disappointed that he won’t be there for his teammates and coaches.”

Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue and Bradley Beal have ties to Missouri and hoped to build on their relationship on and off the basketball court this season.

“I just sent him my prayers,” Lue said of his message to Beal. “He’s put in the work all preseason trying to come back and try to make it right, and then this happens. You feel bad when things like this happen to any player, whether it’s your team or any player around the league. I just feel bad for him. I just pray for him to have a quick recovery and get back to himself.”

Beal finished the season playing in just six games, averaging 8.2 points and 1.7 assists while shooting 37.5 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from three.