Patrick Beverly out for the season after knee surgery

The Clippers have been sinking over the past few weeks, having lost 9 out of their last 10 games. Part of this can be attributed to injury, with Gallo, Milos and Beverly having missed time to due various maladies. However, part of the reason for the losing streak can be out on the team completely sinking defensively and deploying an awful crunch time offence. With the team looking to turn things around, they suffered another huge blow. Patrick Beverly is out of the season.

Clippers guard Patrick Beverley will miss the rest of the season, league sources tell ESPN. His surgery required a repair of a microfracture and meniscus injury to his right knee.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 22, 2017

After coming back for one game against the Knicks on Monday after missing 5 games, Patrick Beverly, the Clippers' starting point guard, was sent back to LA to undergo Knee surgery for what was initially thought to be to repair his meniscus, although the damage appeared to be worse than what the Clippers anticipated.  Despite the loss of a key, integral piece for the Clippers, the team is looking on the bright side of the situation and believes the team can still turn things around, even without their tough, hard-nosed point guard.

"I think we recognize the situation we're in," Blake Griffin told the media. "We're pretty banged up right now. But we've been in some of these games and had a chance to win I'd say at least half. So, I think our spirit is pretty good. I just think we need to keep doing what we're doing. We're learning from each loss."

Now, for the Clippers to stay afloat and keep their playoff hopes alive, it's important they hold down the fort until at least Gallinari and Teodosic get back from their injuries. While the Western Conferences has had a slower start than anticipated, if the Clippers fall too far from the playoff race, the front office may indeed start thinking about whether the franchise needs to have a change of direction. Such a move could involve the trading of key players before the trade deadline. Only time will tell how the Clippers fare.