Wizards star Bradley Beal out at least two games with hamstring injury

The Washington Wizards will be without their leading scorer for at least two of their final four regular-season games. 

Washington has confirmed that All-Star guard Bradley Beal suffered a left hamstring strain during Saturday's overtime win over the Indiana Pacers and will miss at least the next two contests, matchups against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday and Wednesday. Beal will be re-evaluated before Friday's game versus the Cleveland Cavaliers, and his status for that showdown may not be officially announced until hours before tipoff. 

Per ESPN stats, Beal (31.4 points per game) trails only Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry (31.9 PPG) in the race for the league scoring title. Like Washington, Golden State has four games left to play in the regular season. Beal, meanwhile, also leads Washington starters with a player efficiency rating of 23.07. 

The Wizards head into Monday evening in ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings, a half-game ahead of the Pacers and one game behind the Charlotte Hornets. As things stand today, Washington would face Indiana in the play-in tournament.