Overview
- The Clippers confirmed Beal will miss the remainder of 2025–26 after a unanimous decision for hip surgery following consultations with multiple specialists, according to agent Mark Bartelstein.
- The injury was dated Nov. 9, and some outlets characterize it as a hip fracture with severity compared to automobile-accident trauma, though that description comes from secondary reporting.
- Beal appeared in six games for Los Angeles, averaging 8.2 points after signing a two-year, $11 million deal in the offseason.
- The setback continues a prolonged stretch of injuries that followed his $251 million supermax with the Wizards and an unsuccessful stop in Phoenix.
- Los Angeles has started 3–8 with ongoing availability concerns for Kawhi Leonard, increasing the short-term impact of Beal’s absence even as James Harden remains the team’s leading presence.