The Golden State Warriors are in some turmoil right now both an and off the court, having lost five of their past seven games including a 126-102 blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.
Yet the pacific rival L.A. Clippers find themselves in a far more precarious position early in the season, and now even more so after it was announced on Wednesday that Bradley Beal -- who the Warriors themselves had interest in during the summer -- would miss the rest of the season due to a hip fracture.
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The devastating injury news comes amid a 3-7 start to the season for the Clippers who, very much like the Warriors, had geared up with a deep veteran teams with the hopes of pushing themselves into some sort of contention.