NEW ORLEANS - After trying to play through the pain in his right wrist, Dennis Smith Jr. has reached the point where he has to let the injury heal.
Smith is sitting out Wednesday's game against the Pelicans and will be listed as day-to-day.
"I've been dealing with it for a couple weeks, trying to play through it, play through it and it just wasn't getting any better," Smith said. "It actually started feeling a little worse. I think it's time to just let it get better."
Aggravating matters, Smith fell on the wrist Tuesday against Portland, slipping on the game-clinching play and bracing his fall with both hands on the floor.