Eric Bledsoe will move back into the Pelicans’ starting lineup for tonight’s matchup against the Kings. He came off the bench a few nights ago against the Lakers due to right eye irritation, and Stan Van Gundy respects Bledsoe for gutting that performance out.
“I’ve got great respect for what he did the other night because he still was not anywhere near 100%,” Van Gundy said in pregame. “A lot of 10-year veterans, being not at 100%, playing against the best team in the league, the defending champions, on the road, would’ve chosen to sit that one out, and instead, he fought through it and played.