The L.A. Clippers will be without two of their starters for Friday's matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, as Patrick Beverley and Danilo Gallinari were declared out for the game, according to the Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints.

Beverley is nursing a sore right knee and was sent home by the team, as he's set to miss Friday's game and Saturday's against the New Orleans Pelicans. With Milos Teodosic still on the shelf, L.A. will be forced to call upon rookie Jawun Evans and could line up a backcourt consisting of Austin Rivers and Lou Williams as an interchangeable one-two punch.

Gallinari has a strained left glute and could meet the same fate as Beverley, given the close proximity between games and how quick the Clippers were to rule him out.

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L.A. recently called up forward C.J. Williams from G League affiliate Agua Caliente Clippers, who can take over Berveley, likely listed as an inactive player for Friday.

Wes Johnson is likely to start for Gallinari yet again, as Sam Dekker only logged six minutes. Johnson put up 12 points, six rebounds, two assists, one steal, one block and a pair of three-pointers in 33 minutes over a loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.