Bradley Beal will miss his 2nd straight game against the Warriors
The Los Angeles Clippers a whole season started, but it didn’t last long. Bradley Beal missed Sunday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers, and will be sidelined when the Clippers play Golden State Warriors on Tuesday evening.
The Clippers released their injury report on Monday night, with Bradley Beal listed as “OUT” for Tuesday night’s contest against Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler and the Warriors. Beal was previously listed as “QUESTIONABLE” to play Sunday night against the Warriors before being ruled out before the game, head coach Tyronn Lue announced.
This time, Beal was ruled out a full day in advance, indicating that Beal simply isn’t close to returning for Tuesday night’s game or that the team wants to leave him home to recover while the Clippers finish their one-game road trip with two days off.
In two appearances, Bradley Beal averaged just 5.5 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in 20 minutes per game. The Clippers guard is still in shape after offseason knee surgery in May that forced him to be a limited participant during the early parts of training camp.
Tyronn Lue says Beal was injured on a defensive play during the Clippers’ first win against the Phoenix Suns on Friday night.
“He took that charge and it gave him back spasms,” Lue said.
In his 14-year, 803-game NBA career, Beal averaged 21.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game on 46.4 percent shooting from the field and 37.6 percent from three. The Clippers are slowly getting Beal involved in what they want to do, and the hope is that Beal rediscovers the spark he seemed to lose a little bit during his few seasons with the Phoenix Suns.
Bill’s next opportunity to play will be Friday, when the Clippers return home for a Halloween showdown against the New Orleans Pelicans.
2025-10-28 04:12:00
