Wizards' Ish Smith out six to eight weeks with quad injury

Wizards reserve point guard Ish Smith has suffered a right proximal quadriceps injury, and Washington expects him to be sidelined for the next six to eight weeks, per an official team announcement. The team will reassess his status after three weeks of rehabilitation.

Smith inked a two-year, $12M contract with the Wizards in the summer of 2019. He will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. In 19 games with the Wizards this season, Smith is averaging 5.2 points, 4.7 assists and 3.5 rebounds across 20.6 minutes per contest.

The 6-foot veteran guard out of Wake Forest has been already unavailable for the past two Wizards games with the injury, as Fred Katz of The Athletic notes. In his stead, Raul Neto and Troy Brown have compensated for his minutes behind starter Russell Westbrook.

“It’s tough news,” head coach Scott Brooks said of the Smith injury, per Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington. “He does things that we’re not going to be able to replace in the second unit. He gives us that instant change of pace.”