Clippers starting point guard Patrick Beverley may suit up for the first time since January 24 during Los Angeles’s upcoming two-game road trip, head coach Tyronn Lue said today, per Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN (via Twitter). Knee soreness has sidelined Beverley over the past eight games.
As Andrew Greif of the Los Angeles Times notes (via Twitter), before the team will officially OK a return, L.A. is holding out to observe Beverley’s continued recovery. Beverley, in his fourth season with the Clippers, is averaging 8.1 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 2.1 APG, 1.0 SPG and 0.8 BPG. The 6’1″ defensive-oriented vet boasts a shooting slash line of .400/.414/.762.
The 32-year-old out of Arkansas is currently in the second season of a three-year, $40MM deal he signed to remain in Los Angeles in the summer of 2019, a transformative period for the Clippers roster.
All-Star Clippers small forward Paul George, however, will not be joining L.A. as the team travels to face the Timberwolves and Bulls, Greif adds in a separate tweet. Greif suggests the Clippers will assess George’s health when they returns to their home market this weekend. George has been absent for the past two games with a bone edema in his foot.
lol guess clippers r gunna have to stick with jackson and beverly now that they missed out on acquiring rose
lol rose would be the exact same thing as beverly/lou but with worse shooting
but at least better playmaker. lol he just drop 10 points in 11 mins rn on 90% shooting
I lost all respect for the Clippers when they signed Luke Kennard to that ridiculous extension. 1) he is terrible. 2) nobody else wanted him. 3) make him prove he was worthy during the season. Luke Kennard is a bum!
isnt he shooting 40% tho? at least thats good
Luke Kennard signed an extension paying him like $16 million per year. He is averaging 8.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.2 blocks. Yes, he is shooting better than 40% on the 3 or 4 three-point shots he takes per game. Waste of Money!
lmao, so u mean he cant stay healthy and when he does, he doesnt play well either. didnt they say that he had excellent defense or some shi back when he was with da pistons? guess not cuz he doesnt relaly do anything when he gets a ton of mins.
He should have been a better playmaker and they needed that because they don’t get it from normal ways. But his assists are down.
tbh i feel like clippers should start lou williams instead of kennard. he does a ton more shooting and playmaking when he comes off the bench so why not start him?
give him 35 mins and he’d give u a 30/5/10
Probably because LouWill’s totally useless on defense just like Harrell is.