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Andrew LopezESPN
METARY, LA — New Orleans Pelicans coach Willie Green said: Zion Williamson When herb jones Friday’s game against the Phoenix Suns will be questionable, Brandon Ingram He will not be on the road for the next three games due to a concussion.
In addition, guard CJ McCallum (finger), Jose Alvarado (back cramps) and Dyson Daniels (left ankle sprain) was also listed as suspicious in the injury report.
Williamson and Jones each had part of practice on Thursday, but Ingram will miss at least the next three games, Green said. Shinji) missed out on a victory against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.
“I feel better,” Williamson said Thursday afternoon. “But I’m feeling much better every day. I just got a few things [Pelicans assistant coach Corey Brewer]. Good vibes. Just me and the team will discuss further progress.”
Williamson said he watched a replay of Sunday’s fall against the Utah Jazz, and the Jazz guard said: Jordan Clarkson Although he made “good defensive play” with the ball, he lost his balance and fell hard.
“At first, I was just like, like, hurt like that,” Williamson said. But when I tried to jump right into action, I thought, ‘No, I need to calm down.'”
Without Williamson, Ingram and Jones, the Pelicans beat the Mavericks 113-111. He had two days off before Friday’s game against the Suns, with an extra day in the hope that Williamson and Jones could provide much-needed rest.
Like Williamson, Jones also reflected on the injury he sustained in Sunday’s game and was ‘thankful’ that it wasn’t much worse. I didn’t leave the game until
“I was going to worry about that once the game was over,” Jones said. “I didn’t want to walk out of the game and leave my brothers behind. If only I could get up and walk around and move. I went up and down a few times. I was just trying to see if I could do it.” It was good, but I knew it would be stiff after the match. “
Jones said his plan is to shoot when the team arrives in Phoenix late Thursday and have a shootaround on Friday morning to determine if they can play against the Suns.
As for Ingram, the Pelicans will be without a forward for at least the next six days. The team will play both games at the Crypto.com Arena on Sunday where he will play against the LA Clippers and Wednesday against the Los Angeles Lakers.
“He’s still in the early stages [concussion protocol] “And we’re trying to make it through,” said Green. He’s still getting better, but not good enough for his practice or travel. “
Also on Thursday, the Pelicans exercised their option for a recent first-round draft pick. Kira Lewis Jr.. When Trey Murphy III.
The club announced on Thursday that Lewis, the 13th overall pick in the 2020 draft at the point guard out of Alabama, has a fourth-year option, and a third-year option for small forward Murphy, the 17th overall pick in the 2021 draft out of Virginia. He announced that he had chosen the option.
Lewis has not played since December 8 of last year due to a serious knee injury. He is expected to return later this season. He appeared in his 78 games as a New Orleans reserve, averaging 6.2 points and 2.2 assists in 16.0 minutes per game.
Murphy appeared in 66 games, starting two times and averaging 6.0 points and 2.6 rebounds in 14.9 minutes per game. He shot 42% overall and 41% from 3-point range.
Late last season, Murphy saw a spike in minutes and production. He averaged 15.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in four games this season.
Because of Ingram’s concussion, Murphy started the New Orleans game Tuesday night with a team-high 22 points in a win over Dallas.
