Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal and big man Thomas Bryant are both listed as questionable for their team's game against the Utah Jazz on Sunday, according to Candace Buckner of The Washington Post.
Beal has been dealing with a leg injury and has not played since the Wizards' loss to the Orlando Magic on Jan. 1.
In the 31 games he has played this season, Beal is averaging 27.8 points, 6.6 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 1.1 steals over 36.5 minutes per game while shooting 43.5 percent from the floor, 31.5 percent from three-point range and 83.1 percent from the free-throw line.
While his counting numbers are obviously terrific, his efficiency leaves much to be desired, but given how bereft Washington is of talent overall, Beal's dip in shooting percentages is not incredibly surprising.
The 26-year-old is coming off of back-to-back All-Star appearances and, up until this month, had not missed a game since the 2016-17 campaign.
Bradley Beal, who played his collegiate basketball at the University of Florida, was originally selected by the Wizards with the third overall pick of the 2012 NBA Draft.
Meanwhile, Thomas Bryant has been sidelined since Dec. 1 due to a foot injury.
The third-year big was enjoying a terrific season before getting injured, averaging 13.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and one block over 28.4 minutes per game while making 54.9 percent of his field-goal attempts, 28.6 percent of his long-distance tries and 73.6 percent of his foul shots.
Bryant attended Indiana University and was originally selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round (42nd pick overall) of the 2017 NBA Draft. He was then immediately traded to the Los Angeles Lakers but lasted just one year with the Lakers before being waived in June 2018. The Wizards proceeded to sign him a couple of days later.
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