Clippers’ Max Strus to miss start of season with partially torn plantar fascia

The Los Angeles Clippers cannot catch a break.

The team announced that Max Strus suffered a partial tear of the plantar fascia in his right foot during Sunday’s preseason game. He will be re-evaluated in four weeks, which means he will miss the start of the season.

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This is a rough start for Strus, who missed the majority of last season with a foot injury (a fracture of the fifth metacarpal in his left foot, which required surgery). He returned for a dozen games at the end of the season for the Cavaliers, then had a larger role for them in the playoffs, which prompted the Clippers to send a pick to Washington to obtain him as part of a five-team trade this summer that saw Los Angeles send out John Collins.

Look for rookie Keaton Wagler, as well as Gradey Dick, to get more run with Strus out.

As noted by Tomer Azarly of Clutch Points, the Clippers have what would be a solid five-man regular-season rotation lineup all out injured already: Jordan Miller (shoulder surgery), Bradley Beal (knee), Strus, Brandon Ingram (partially torn Achilles) and Yanic Konan Niederhauser (foot). Four of them — Miller, Strus, Ingram and Niederhauser — are all expected to miss the start of the season.

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Publish date : 2026-10-06 01:45:00

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