Wizards star shooting guard Bradley Beal will miss at least a week of action with a nagging left wrist sprain before being re-assessed, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports (via Twitter). According to Marc Spears of The Undefeated (Twitter link), Beal was diagnosed with a scapholunate ligament injury in the left wrist.
Earlier today, Washington head coach Wes Unseld Jr. said that Beal was set to consult with a specialist for an opinion on the injury, per Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington (Twitter link). Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN indicated (via Twitter) that Beal consulted with the specialist in New York.
Unseld noted that continued discomfort ultimately was the determining factor when it came to Beal’s decision to visit a specialist, Hughes tweets. Beal did not travel with Washington for the club’s current road trip.
Beal, 28, is averaging 23.2 PPG, 6.6 APG, and 4.7 RPG for the 23-26 Wizards, currently the No. 12 seed in the East, across 40 games this season. Though his field goal percentage of 45.1% and his free-throw mark of 83.3% are both consistent with his career output, his three-point shooting has taken a significant dip this season, down to just 30.0% on 5.3 attempts per game. The three-time All-Star’s career long-range percentage is 37.2% on 6.0 looks a night.