Bradley Beal’s hopes of revitalizing his NBA career with the Los Angeles Clippers are on hold after a significant injury.
The 32-year-old guard has a fracture in his hip and will undergo season-ending surgery, according to multiple reports on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Beal signed with the Clippers this offseason and had appeared in six games before suffering the injury during a 114-103 loss to his former team, the Phoenix Suns, on Nov. 10.
Beal returned to the game despite initially being listed as questionable, but Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said on Monday that Beal would miss multiple games due to the injury. Beal’s agent indicated his client sought multiple opinions, in conjunction with team doctors, to determine the best course of action.
‘We met with numerous doctors and specialists around the country in collaboration with the entire Clippers medical staff over the last few days, and came to the decision unanimously that the surgery will allow Brad to have a full and complete recovery,’ Beal’sagent, Mark Bartelstein, told ESPN on Wednesday.
Beal was averaging career lows of 8.2 points and 1.7 assists after signing a two-year, $11 million contract last July with the Clippers that included a player option for next season. Los Angeles has won just three of its first 10 games to start the 2025-26 season and the team is also missing star Kawhi Leonard due to an ankle injury.
Beal spent his first 11 NBA seasons with the Washington Wizards, averaging more than 30 points per game in back-to-back years and earning three All-Star game appearances, before a largely unsuccessful two-year run with the Suns. He agreed to a contract buyout with Phoenix in order to join the Clippers.
Beal has missed at least 29 games in each of the past five seasons because of various injuries.