Clippers' Austin Rivers (hamstring) makes an early exit on Wednesday, ruled out for Thursday

Los Angeles Clippers guard Austin Rivers (sore hamstring) made an early exit from Wednesday's game against the Washington Wizards.

What It Means:

Rivers has already been ruled out for Thursday's matchup with the Phoenix Suns, and head coach Doc Rivers said that he will "be out for a little while". Look for Jamal Crawford and Raymond Felton to both see some increased minutes in his absence.

Rivers is averaging a career-high 12.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 27.8 minutes per game this season. He ranks only 444th among 479 players with a -3.8 nERD on the year.