The Clippers welcomed back one of their long-lost starters Tuesday, as Patrick Beverley made his return from hand surgery after missing 12 games.
However, the return of Serge Ibaka remains elusive. Ibaka has been out the last 26 games, originally due to lower back tightness, and Ty Lue said there is still no timeline for when the former starting center could be back in the lineup. Lue couldn’t even specify exactly what injury Ibaka is continuing to deal with.
“Don’t have a potential return date,” Lue said prior to the Raptors game. “I know Serge has been doing everything in his power the last five, six, seven hours a day of just rehabbing, trying to get himself back.