Max Strus stats, injury status and game log

PPG11.2

RPG5.4

APG2.0

FG%44.3

3P%40.2

TS%60.9

USG%17.0

MIN24.0

Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 45 d ago.

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Max Strus Out Until November for Clippers With Torn Plantar Fascia

Max Strus is out for the Clippers with a partially torn plantar fascia in his right foot, with an estimated return of November 8. The injury followed a right ankle issue, and the Clippers have won their first two games of the 2026-27 season without him seeing real minutes.

By the Clippers Nightly Desk · updated 6 d ago

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01The story of the nightStrus Sidelined With Foot InjuryStrus was day-to-day with a right ankle issue on October 4, then ruled out the next day.

Strus was day-to-day with a right ankle issue on October 4, then ruled out the next day. The ankle problem turned into a bigger one: a partially torn plantar fascia in his right foot. Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.com reports Strus will be re-evaluated in four weeks, putting his return around November 8. He logged 4.8 minutes in the October 4 win over Golden State, then did not play at all in the October 14 win over Denver as the injury worsened.

02What Strus Brings Once HealthyStrus, 30, is in his seventh NBA season out of DePaul and now wears No.

Strus, 30, is in his seventh NBA season out of DePaul and now wears No. 31 for the Clippers after spending last season with Cleveland. In 12 games there in 2025-26, he averaged 11.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 24.0 minutes, shooting 44.3 percent from the field and 40.2 percent from three with a 60.9 true shooting mark. A September 8 Clippers notes piece tied his situation to the team's broader cap flexibility.

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Questions fans ask

When will Max Strus return from injury?

He's out with a partially torn plantar fascia in his right foot. Per Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.com, he'll be re-evaluated in four weeks, putting his return around November 8, 2026.

What happened to Max Strus's foot?

He was day-to-day with a right ankle issue on October 4, then ruled out October 5 once the diagnosis came back as a partially torn plantar fascia in his right foot.

How did Max Strus play last season?

In 12 games with Cleveland in 2025-26, he averaged 11.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 24.0 minutes, shooting 44.3 percent from the field and 40.2 percent from three.

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Shot map

2025-26 · every field-goal attempt from the play-by-play

Filled = made, outline = missed · 244 attempts in 30 games · half-court view, basket at the bottom

42.2%

103/244

eFG

56.8%

threes count 1.5

From three

77.0%

of all attempts

Zone	FGA	Share	FG%	League	Δ
Restricted area	46	19%	60.9%	66.9%	-6.1
Paint (non-RA)	9	4%	44.4%	44.3%	—
Mid-range	1	0%	0.0%	41.6%	—
Corner 3	53	22%	41.5%	38.5%	+3.0
Above the break 3	135	55%	36.3%	35.0%	+1.3

Zones from the shot coordinates: restricted area within 4 ft, paint inside the lane, mid-range for the other twos, corner threes below the break (22 ft), the rest above the break (23.75 ft). League column is every shot of 2025-26. Δ shown from 10 attempts.

Splits

2025-26 · 12 games · 9-3

Last 1010.4pts · season 11.2 · steady

Last 10 minutes24.2season 24.0

Home / away14.3 / 8.0pts per game

In wins / losses10.8 / 12.3pts per game

Shooting44.3%FG · 40.2% 3P · 77.8% FT

Season highs29pts · 8 reb · 5 ast

Big nights320+ pts · 0 30+ · 0 double-doubles

Game log

last 10 · 2026-27

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	+/-
Wed, Oct 14	vs DEN	W 122-110	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs GSW	W 104-101	5	0	1	0	0-1	0-1	-2
Mon, May 25	vs NYK	L 93-130	22	5	2	2	2-6	1-4	-9
Sat, May 23	vs NYK	L 108-121	31	13	7	6	4-12	4-11	-3
Thu, May 21	at NYK	L 93-109	26	5	4	3	1-7	1-4	-17
Tue, May 19	at NYK	L 104-115	25	8	2	1	2-6	2-6	-11
Sun, May 17	at DET	W 125-94	28	9	3	2	3-7	1-5	+11
Fri, May 15	vs DET	L 94-115	30	6	8	0	2-9	2-7	-16
Wed, May 13	at DET	W 117-113	36	20	8	1	6-8	6-8	+9
Mon, May 11	vs DET	W 112-103	27	5	4	2	2-7	1-6	-12

Injury timeline

this season

On the report as out; no status changes logged yet.

Rumors

No trade talk: the current feeds don't mention Strus.

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Bio

Born Mar 28, 1996 · 30 years

Before the NBA: DePaul

Career

2019–26 · regular season · stats.nba.com

Career10.4 · 3.5 · 2.3pts · reb · ast per game

Games3217 seasons · since 2019

Points3,3431,122 reb · 752 ast

Shooting42.7 · 37.0 · 81.1FG · 3P · FT, career

Playoffs9.8 ppg82 games · 4.4 reb · 2.2 ast

Season	Team	Age	GP	GS	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Tov	FG%	3P%	FT%
2019-20	CHI	24	2	0	3.0	2.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	66.7	0.0	100.0
2020-21	MIA	25	39	0	13.0	6.1	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.2	45.5	33.8	66.7
2021-22	MIA	26	68	16	23.3	10.6	3.0	1.4	0.4	0.2	0.8	44.1	41.0	79.2
2022-23	MIA	27	80	33	28.4	11.5	3.2	2.1	0.5	0.2	0.9	41.0	35.0	87.6
2023-24	CLE	28	70	70	32.0	12.2	4.8	4.0	0.9	0.4	1.6	41.8	35.1	79.4
2024-25	CLE	29	50	37	25.5	9.4	4.3	3.2	0.5	0.2	1.1	44.2	38.6	82.4
2025-26	CLE	30	12	5	24.0	11.2	5.4	2.0	0.3	0.0	0.8	44.3	40.2	77.8
Career	7 seasons	—	321	161	25.5	10.4	3.5	2.3	0.5	0.2	1.0	42.7	37.0	81.1

Playoffs 82 games · 9.8 · 4.4 · 2.2

Season	Team	Age	GP	GS	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	Tov	FG%	3P%	FT%
2020-21	MIA	25	2	0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2021-22	MIA	26	18	18	29.1	10.9	4.1	2.1	0.8	0.4	1.1	37.4	33.1	72.2
2022-23	MIA	27	23	23	28.1	9.3	3.6	1.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	40.2	31.9	80.0
2023-24	CLE	28	12	12	36.2	9.5	5.3	2.9	0.8	0.0	1.3	40.8	34.7	100.0
2024-25	CLE	29	9	9	28.1	11.7	5.7	3.9	0.7	0.2	0.8	41.6	38.8	83.3
2025-26	CLE	30	18	4	26.7	9.6	4.8	2.1	0.8	0.2	1.3	40.6	35.8	91.7
Career	playoffs	—	82	66	28.6	9.8	4.4	2.2	0.6	0.3	0.9	39.7	34.3	83.3

Career highs

single game

24pointsvs TOR · Saturday, April 18

11reboundsvs PHI · Thursday, May 12

9assistsvs BOS · Wednesday, May 15

3stealsvs DET · Sunday, May 17

3stealsvs PHI · Friday, May 6

2blocksvs DET · Thursday, May 7

2blocksvs MIL · Wednesday, April 26

2blocksvs BOS · Sunday, May 29

6threesvs DET · Wednesday, May 13

Per-game averages by season; a season split between teams shows one row per team and a total row. Strus's current season is in bold and lives on the team hub. League ranks link to the full leaderboards.

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