A small fraction of the season has not even been completed, as tonight marks game nine of 82, yet the LA Clippers have had troubles with cohesion, and injuries have been a part of it. Bradley Beal has already missed three games, Kawhi Leonard is set to miss his third straight, and even James Harden missed one. Thus, the Clippers have won the annual award dished out by critics, once again: on-paper champions.
Furthermore, the Clippers have five losses, and in three of them, the injury report included one or a combination of Beal, Leonard, or Harden.