"For Eric Gordon and the rest of the Clippers, these are uncharted waters.

Gordon is sidelined for three to four weeks with a sprained right wrist, the longest period that the third-year pro has been idled by injury.

And for the Clippers, the absence of Gordon, 22, means they are without their leading scorer as they prepare to face the Charlotte Bobcats at Staples Center on Saturday night.

"Just resting it," Gordon said Friday after the team practiced at its Playa Vista facility, his wrist wrapped in a black brace. "We've just got to see what happens on a day-to-day basis."

Gordon, who was averaging 24.1 points a game, suffered the injury in a fall during the Clippers' 113-109 win over the Golden State Warriors last Saturday at Staples Center.

He not only sprained the wrist, but he also had what was described as a "small bone chip fracture," and the right-handed Gordon said the injury was still painful."