{"id":11202,"date":"2017-11-23T11:36:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T16:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=11202"},"modified":"2017-11-23T11:36:01","modified_gmt":"2017-11-23T16:36:01","slug":"patrick-beverley-miss-remainder-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2017\/11\/23\/patrick-beverley-miss-remainder-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Beverley to Miss Remainder of Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As if the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/los-angeles-clippers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> struggles could not get any worse.<\/p>\n<p>Point guard <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/beverpa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Beverley<\/a><\/strong> will miss the rest of this season after his right knee surgery. The procedure repaired a microfracture and meniscus\u00a0tear in that right knee.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Patrick Beverley to Miss Remainder of Season<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clippers guard Patrick Beverley will miss the rest of the season, league sources tell ESPN. His surgery required a repair of a microfracture and meniscus injury to his right knee.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/933466311211892736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>His timetable for a return is approximately nine months, which is near the end of August 2018. His 2017-18 season is over, but how will this affect his 2018-19 season? With a 100 percent clear by October 1<sup>st<\/sup>, he would only have two weeks to prepare at full strength for the season. Granted, he may be able to practice before that point, but to what extent. The possibility of a setback or re-injuring the knee can also lead down a road many players have traveled down.<\/p>\n<p>Beverley was traded from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/houston-rockets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Rockets<\/a> late in June in a deal involving numerous players to acquire former Clipper <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paulch01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Paul<\/a><\/strong>. His presence in Los Angeles had high expectations after shutting down <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/los-angeles-lakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Laker<\/a> rookie\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/balllo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lonzo Ball<\/a><\/strong>. The absence of a veteran like Beverley is an addition to the growing list of concerns the Clippers organization has moving forward.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Adding to the Clippers Struggles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Beverley had missed five games recently due to soreness in that knee before making a comeback Monday night versus the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/nba-teams\/new-york-knicks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Knicks<\/a>. The Clippers have also been without guard <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/teodomi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Milos Teodosic<\/a><\/strong>, the European rookie, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/2017\/10\/23\/los-angeles-clippers-milos-teodosic-out-indefinitely\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">who has missed most of the season thus far<\/a>. As of now, the backcourt consists of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/riverau01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Austin Rivers<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willilo02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lou Williams<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thornsi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sindarius Thornwell<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody in the NBA, sports media or fan viewership wants to see such a tenacious player off the court. Beverley provides a level of intensity and excitement on each possession. That level is hard to reproduce and the other players on the team have a massive hole to fill this season.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/801755440\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/801755440?et=I6mnkql1RqlD9tbKJzKxBA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=BfBzya-q8Exq2Q01NWcoKcqpfWTOcUcgoatQYcZY_1s=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Point guard Patrick Beverley has undergone knee surgery and is expected to miss the rest of this season. 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