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Patrick Beverley injury update: Clippers PG reportedly expected to miss multiple games with wrist sprain

The new-look Los Angeles Clippers have gotten off to a strong start this season, and entering Monday’s action are all alone in third place in the Western Conference at 23-11. But even as well as they’ve played, it still feels like we’ve yet to see the absolute best from this team. Whether it was Paul George’s late start due to offseason shoulder surgery, or Kawhi Leonard’s load management plan, there hasn’t been all that many games this season where they’ve been at full strength. 

Unfortunately, that trend is going to continue. According to a report from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Patrick Beverley is expected to miss multiple games with a wrist sprain. The Clippers’ defensive mastermind sustained the injury over the weekend during the team’s loss to the Utah Jazz

Early in the third quarter of that game, Beverley drove inside and crashed to the ground after missing a layup over the outstretched arm of Rudy Gobert. As he sat up, Beverley immediately grabbed his arm in pain and didn’t even bother to go back on defense, opting instead to head straight to the locker room. 

He was diagnosed with a right wrist injury and was later able to return to the game, but now, after the adrenaline has worn off, and the Clippers’ medical staff had a chance to re-evaluate Beverley, it’s clear he needs a few days off. 

As of now, the timeline is pretty vague, but the good news is it doesn’t seem like any sort of serious, long-term injury for Beverley.  Plus, the Clippers have a soft schedule over the next week or so, with the Sacramento Kings, Detroit Pistons, Memphis Grizzlies and New York Knicks as their next four opponents. 

The Clippers will miss Beverley’s perimeter defense and just his general intensity and attitude, but they should have little trouble surviving this stretch without him. 

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