Bradley Beal to miss at least a week with left wrist injury

Wizards star shooting guard Bradley Beal will miss at least a week of action with a nagging left wrist sprain before being re-assessed, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports (via Twitter).

Marc Spears of The Undefeated reports (Twitter link) that Beal was diagnosed with a scapholunate ligament injury in the left wrist. Earlier Tuesday, Washington head coach Wes Unseld Jr. indicated that Beal was set to consult with a specialist for an opinion on the injury, per Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington (Twitter link). Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN indicated (via Twitter) that Beal consulted with the specialist in New York on Tuesday.

Hughes tweets that Unseld noted that continued discomfort ultimately was the determining factor when it came to Beal’s decision to visit a specialist. Beal did not travel with Washington for its current road trip.

Beal, 28, is averaging 23.2 PPG, 6.6 APG, and 4.7 RPG for the 23-26 Wizards, currently the No. 12 seed in the East, in 40 games this season. Even though his field-goal percentage of 45.1% and his free-throw mark of 83.3% are both consistent with his career output, his three-point shooting has taken a significant dip this season, down to just 30.0% on 5.3 attempts. The three-time All-Star’s career long-range percentage is 37.2% on 6.0 looks a night.