Play Now <br> <a href="/fantasy/games/baseball/??ftag=CBS-16-10aca6d" class="">Fantasy Baseball</a> <br> Play Now <br> <a href="/fantasy/games/football/office-pool-manager?ftag=CBS-16-10ace2a" class="">Football Pick'em</a> <br> <a href="/podcasts/fantasy-football-today-podcast/" class="">TE Reflections</a> <br> <a href="/podcasts/nothing-personal-with-david-samson/" class="">Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world</a> <br>The <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/WAS/washington-wizards/">Washington Wizards</a> will be without <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/1992783/bradley-beal">Bradley Beal</a> for at least the next two games with a sprained left wrist, the team announced Monday afternoon. The All-Star guard <a href="https://www.nba.com/wizards/wizards-injury-update-013122" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suffered the injury</a> against the <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/MEM/memphis-grizzlies/">Memphis Grizzlies</a> on Saturday when he <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/1488197326313336860?s=20&t=w7fsA7Os93p6yjLBzzpMVQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attempted to take a charge</a> on Grizzlies big man <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/2892693/jaren-jackson-jr">Jaren Jackson Jr</a>., and fell to the floor on his left arm. He immediately grabbed at his wrist, but stayed in the game.<br>Beal will undergo further evaluation and his status will be updated after he sits Washington's next two games. The two games Beal will miss are on the road against the <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/MIL/milwaukee-bucks/">Milwaukee Bucks</a> on Tuesday, and the <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/PHI/philadelphia-76ers/">Philadelphia 76ers</a> on Wednesday. After that the Wizards have a five-game homestand featuring matchups against the <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/PHO/phoenix-suns/">Phoenix Suns</a>, <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/MIA/miami-heat/">Miami Heat</a> and <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/BKN/brooklyn-nets/">Brooklyn Nets</a>. It's a disappointing loss for a Washington team that's struggled recently after starting the season strong. The Wizards were once atop of the Eastern Conference standings, but now find themselves on the outside looking in at the play-in tournament with a 23-26 record, good for 11th in the East. They're currently on a five-game losing streak, and being without Beal in what will be two incredibly tough games against two elite East teams isn't ideal. <br> <input id="CheckButton-checkbox" class="CheckButton-checkbox" type="checkbox" name="check"><label class="CheckButton CheckButton-newsletter" data-component="checkboxExpanded" data-checkbox-expanded-options='{"checkboxId":"CheckButton-checkbox","tableIds":""}' for="CheckButton-checkbox"><span class="CheckButtonText">By submitting my email I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and other marketing and promotional emails from CBS Sports, which may include information from our affiliates and/or partners' offers, products and services. For more information about our data practices consult our <a href="https://www.cbsinteractive.com/legal/cbsi/privacy-policy/highlights" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Privacy Policy</a></span></label> <br>Beal's averaging 23.2 points, a career-high 6.6 assists and 4.7 rebounds a night this season, but he's also experiencing the worst shooting season from 3-point territory of his career as he's connecting on just 30 percent of his shots from deep. His on/off numbers have also taken a significant dip this season, as the Wizards surprisingly score 3.7 points less with Beal on the floor than when he sits, per Cleaning the Glass. Compare that to last season in which Washington scored 10.7 points more when Beal was on the court, which ranked in the 97th percentile, you can see that his efficiency has taken a dive. <br>However, as Washington's leading scorer, Beal's essential to the Wizards' success on offense and losing him for any amount of time is a setback. More responsibility will now fall on the likes of <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/2842826/kyle-kuzma">Kyle Kuzma</a> and <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/2135526/spencer-dinwiddie">Spencer Dinwiddie</a> to help make up for Beal's absence and hopefully put an end to their losing streak. <br>© 2004-2022 CBS Interactive. All Rights Reserved.<br>CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc.<br>Images by Getty Images and US Presswire<br><br><a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/bradley-beal-injury-update-wizards-star-guard-to-miss-next-two-games-with-sprained-left-wrist/">source</a>
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