Bradley Beal is day-to-day with a left hip issue, his first appearance on the Clippers' injury report since he agreed to a two-year, $13.2 million contract with the team on Thursday. His expected return is Oct. 1, three days before the club's next scheduled game.
What happened
Bradley Beal was listed day-to-day on the injury report issued Sunday, Sept. 6 at 4:32 a.m. ET, with a hip, torso and left-side designation and no previous status on file. The listing came with a report comment noting that Beal agreed to a two-year, $13.2 million contract with the Clippers on Thursday, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. His expected return is Oct. 1.
What it means for the Clippers
The Clippers are 0-0 with the 2026-27 season not yet underway; their next scheduled game is Oct. 4 against the Warriors at 7:00 p.m. ET. Last season Beal averaged 8.2 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 20.2 minutes across 6 games. Without him available, backcourt minutes have gone to James Harden (35.4 min, 25.4 pts), Darius Garland (29.1 min, 19.9 pts) and Kris Dunn (27.2 min, 7.3 pts), with Kawhi Leonard (32.1 min, 27.9 pts) also logging heavy minutes. There is no regular-season record with or without him yet.
What to watch
Beal's expected return is Oct. 1, which would put him back ahead of the Clippers' Oct. 4 game against the Warriors. The next injury report will show whether that timeline holds. Jordan Miller is also on the Clippers' report, listed out with a shoulder and arm issue.
Is Bradley Beal playing vs Warriors?
He is day-to-day with a hip injury and has an expected return date of Oct. 1, three days before the Oct. 4 game against the Warriors, but no availability has been announced for that game specifically.
When will Bradley Beal be back?
His expected return, per the injury report issued Sept. 6, is Oct. 1.