This season has kept getting worse and worse for the Los Angeles Clippers. 

They've crashed and burned through the first 15 games of the season on their way to a 4-11 start, including a disastrous 1-3 road trip that Los Angeles is still stuck in the middle of. 

The main issue this season has been the same issue that's plagued the Clippers for most of their seasons in recent history: injuries.

As of their most recent game, a 129-101 loss to the Orlando Magic, four Clippers are out with injuries. Kawhi Leonard has missed serious time with ankle and foot sprains, Derrick Jones Jr. will miss at least six weeks with a sprained MCL, Jordan Miller is missing time with a hamstring issue, and Bradley Beal, the Clippers' major offseason pickup, is out for the season with a hip fracture. 

Testing Availability 

Injuries have been a part of this season's makeup in Los Angeles since day one, making it hard for the team to even get a consistent flow going with so many pieces moving in and out of the injured list. The one constant has been James Harden, who's watched as the chaos has swirled around him. 

“Whoever is available, that is what we are trying... we can’t control that. It is a part of sports. We are trying. We are trying to get it right. Trying to figure out who is available? Who can play? What lineups work? What’s the availability? We are not talking about a healthy team,” Harden said (via Law Murray of The Athletic.)

Kawhi Leonard may be nearing a return within a week or two, but every game that he misses is a game that leaves the Clippers severely shorthanded. 

Beal or No Beal

The absence that hurts the most is Beal's. Signing him to a two-year, close to $11 million contract was the Clippers' way to make a splash and give Harden and Leonard a third star to work with. The team even traded away Norman Powell to make space for Beal on the team, and Powell's experiencing a career year as a starter in Miami. 

With two of their stars and a good portion of their supporting staff out, the skid Los Angeles is on appears inescapable. It's a near-constant scramble to find a rotation that works and developing chemistry, all the while trying to stave off the blues that a season full of losses would no doubt induce.

Based on his comments, Harden has more questions than answers when it comes to the status of his team, and he's not alone in that sentiment.