Clippers Head Coach Doc Rivers on Jamal Crawford Missing Rest of Season: "There's a Chance"

Doc Rivers admitted to the media that there is some concern that Jamal Crawford could miss the remainder of the season.

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The basketball gods giveth and they taketh away. This past Sunday, the Los Angeles Clippers got Blake Griffin back into the lineup after missing 15 games with a right elbow injury. Now, the Clippers (and their fans) are focusing their attention on Jamal Crawford, who was unable to compete in his 10th straight game because of a strained right calf. 

Prior to Friday's game against the Washington Wizards, head coach Doc Rivers said Crawford was improving. However, while speaking with the Los Angeles Daily News, he was singing a different tune. 


“Well, I’m concerned,” he said. “I mean, make no mistake about that. I mean, I was pretty confident that Blake (Griffin) would be back at some point, so I didn’t have concern on that. But I do have concern with Jamal; I’ll say that.”

When asked if there is a possibility that Crawford could miss the remainder of the season, Rivers said, “There’s a chance...He’s nowhere near, in my opinion, playing. So we just have to hope he gets better.” If he cannot play for the rest of the year, it will be very difficult for the Clippers to find another player on the roster who can fill the two-time Sixth Man of the Year's shoes.

Crawford is third on the team in points per game (16.4) and second in three-pointers made with 115. 

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[via Los Angeles Daily News]

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