Rui Hachimura Escapes the Injury Report, Giving the Clippers a Desperate Lifeline
Underdog NBA reported: 'Rui Hachimura (quad) not listed on injury report for Wednesday.'
Rui Hachimura is officially off the injury report for Wednesday, which means the Los Angeles can briefly pretend their medical bill isn't the length of a CVS receipt.
Underdog NBA confirmed the forward is no longer listed with the quad soreness that kept him sidelined. After doing the classic questionable-to-probable dance, he has finally been cleared by the medical staff to return to the floor.
The desperately need him. They are off to a brutal 1-6 start to the season, looking like a team that forgot the regular season actually started. Getting Hachimura's 13.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per game back in the lineup gives them a desperately needed pulse in the frontcourt.
He recently missed a revenge game against his former team, the , thanks to this same quad issue. Sitting out a rivalry game right after signing a two-year free-agent deal with the hallway neighbors is objectively hilarious timing, but the will gladly take him back now.
If you look at Hachimura's career injury log, it reads like a WebMD fever dream. The guy has racked up 25 different injury tags and missed over 200 days in his career, dealing with everything from a nasal fracture to a bruised eye. A sore quad is basically just a mild Tuesday in his world.
For anyone staring at the prop market, his return immediately scrambles the board. Hachimura absorbs a ton of frontcourt usage when he plays, meaning the backup wings who enjoyed a temporary green light are headed right back to the bench.
Assuming the quad holds up, expect him to see his normal workload on Wednesday. Just remember that with his track record, you should probably still hold your breath every time he lands in traffic.