Avery Bradley has missed the last four games after playing six straight with the L.A. Clippers following his trade from the Motor City for big man Blake Griffin prior to the trade deadline.

The three-and-D specialist suffered a sports hernia last week, which the Clippers declared as “athletic pubalgia” earlier this week — one that has caused major discomfort for the shooting guard, who has been trying to get back on the court this season.

“Right now, we're just taking it day by day, trying to be smart about this injury,” Bradley said, according to Broderick Turner of the Los Angeles Times. “Just trying to see what the best decision is to make, what it is, what it's going to be.”

“We're just taking it day by day and trying to strengthen up all the muscles around the injury. After that, we're going to make the best decision, if that's me playing or me getting surgery.”

Bradley has a lot riding on this season, which could prove pivotal for the rest of his playing career.

The 6-foot-2 defensive ace was traded from the Boston Celtics to the Detroit Pistons this past summer, but as the season went on, he failed to show the consistency that had made him such a promising piece during his 2016-17 season with Boston.

Upon the trade, Bradley was used sparingly and only racked up 9.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in February, further hurting his stock in what will be a free agency year for him in the offseason.

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While frustrated, the Texas product knows it's in his best interest to take the best decision for his physical wellness, rather than seeking a way to help this team navigate the rest of the season for a shot in the playoffs.

“I think it was one of those things where me sitting, I was able to see that, thinking rest would make it better. But it made it worse,” Bradley said. “It's one of those things you have to sit back and re-evaluate and make some decisions based off not only information that I got, but how my body feels.”

“So after doing that, we went back and tried to figure out what's going wrong. Once we were able to figure that out, we knew we needed to make adjustments going forward so it wasn't an injury that was going to continue to linger for the rest of the season.”