LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Clippers guard Patrick Beverley left Orlando on Tuesday night to address a personal emergency matter and intends to meet with the team in the future, league sources told ESPN.
Already short-handed, Beverley is the second Clippers player to leave Orlando. Montrezl Harrell had an absence excused by a family emergency.
If Beverley continues to be regularly evaluated while away, and returns negative, he will have to be quarantined for four days when he returns to the NBA campus near Orlando. If not, Beverley could be subject to up to two weeks of quarantine.
Beverley, who participated in the Clippers’ practice Tuesday morning, has played 48 games this season, all as a starter. He’s averaging 7.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists.
The Clippers landed in Orlando on July 9 and were quarantined for the first two days. Beverley is one of the team leaders and is a constant vocal presence in practice and off the court.
The Clippers play in their first game Wednesday against the Orlando Magic and play their first restart game on July 30 against the Lakers.
The Clippers could choose to start Reggie Jackson instead.
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