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Jordan Miller's Shoulder Injury Cuts Short a Breakout Role

A reserve who'd earned bigger minutes is out until March, and two unsettled Clippers target the same return date.

By the Clippers Nightly Desk · Monday, October 12

Jordan Miller's shoulder injury has turned a rising role into a long absence, with the Clippers setting a return date of March 1, 2027. Kobe Sanders and Bradley Beal both target October 14, the night the Clippers host Denver to close the preseason.

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Jordan Miller's bigger role is now on hold.

Miller had been trending up, adding roughly eight minutes a night over his last three appearances with a teammate out and scoring more in the process. He is now out with a shoulder injury, with the team listing a return date of March 1, 2027 — a timeline that spans nearly the rest of the season.

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Kobe Sanders and Bradley Beal both point to Wednesday.

Kobe Sanders (hip and torso) and Bradley Beal (knee and leg) each carry October 14 as their return date — the same night the Clippers host Denver in a preseason game NBA TV is broadcasting. Neither has been cleared yet; the date is a target, not a certainty.

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Brook Lopez and Kobe Sanders are the quiet efficiency story.

Lopez's minutes are also up about eight a night over his last three games, and Sanders is shooting a 73.8 percent true-shooting mark over his last ten — both trends worth watching when Denver visits.

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The two-way market around the league is shifting.

A report from Hoops Rumors flagged seven teams with two-way openings heading into the season. The Clippers have already turned over their own bottom roster spots this month, waiving Fletcher Loyer and adding Jahmyl Telfort.

When is Jordan Miller expected back for the Clippers?

Miller is out with a shoulder injury and the team has set a return date of March 1, 2027, after he had just taken on a bigger role off the bench.

Will Kobe Sanders and Bradley Beal play against Denver?

Both are listed without a change in status — Sanders with a hip and torso issue, Beal with a knee and leg issue — and both carry October 14 as their return date, the night the Clippers host Denver.

By the Clippers Nightly Desk, written from the club's data and the reports on file, with every name and number checked against them. How the desks work.

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