Bradley Beal continues to deal with hamstring issues.
After missing a couple of weeks at the start of December with a right hamstring strain, the Wizards star exited a game at the end of the month with a left hamstring injury. He returned for one game and is out again with the same injury.
What’s next for Beal? Here is what we know about his injury and what it means moving forward.
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What is Bradley Beal’s injury?
Beal left Washington’s win over Philadelphia on Dec. 27 with left hamstring soreness.
Beal appeared to suffer the injury when he collided with 76ers star Joel Embiid on a drive to the basket with 4:17 remaining in the fourth quarter. He immediately grabbed his left hamstring and exited the game, tossing his headband in frustration as he went to the locker room.
Here’s a video of the sequence:
Beal missed three straight games and returned in Washington’s loss to Milwaukee on Jan. 3. He played 13 minutes before aggravating the injury.
Beal is listed as out with a left hamstring strain.
How long will Bradley Beal be out?
The Wizards announced on Jan. 5 that Beal will miss three games and be re-evaluated in a week.
Bradley Beal was diagnosed with a low-grade left hamstring strain after undergoing an MRI.
Beal will be out for the team’s next three games and will be re-evaluated in one week.
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Beal missed six straight games in early December with a right hamstring strain. The Wizards went 0-6 in that stretch, losing to the Bulls, Pacers, Nets, Nuggets and Clippers twice. They are currently 3-0 in the games Beal has missed with his left hamstring strain.
Beal is leading the Wizards in scoring this season with 22.9 points per game. He is also averaging 5.2 assists per game.
A three-time All-Star, Beal signed a five-year, $251 million extension with the Wizards in the 2022 offseason.
Bradley Beal career stats, highlights
- 22.1 points per game
- 4.2 assists per game
- 4.1 rebounds per game
- 1.1 steals per game
- 0.4 blocks per game
- 2.4 turnovers per game
- 34.7 minutes per game
- 45.8 percent field goal shooting
- 37.1 percent 3-point field goal shooting
- 82.3 percent free throw shooting