The New Orleans Pelicans will be without three of their usual starters when they face the Sacramento Kings later this evening.
Brandon Ingram (left great toe soreness) and Jonas Valanciunas (right quadriceps soreness) will join Zion Williamson (right hamstring strain) on the sidelines.
Valanciunas had an MRI done and it came back clean. However, the Pelicans are holding him out due to some soreness in the area.
This will be the first missed game of the season for Valanciunas.
Willie Green noted that Ingram is also dealing with soreness. BI noted to media last night that pain management remains a thing, so it’s not surprising that he’s yet to play on both ends of a back-to-back since returning from an absence that spanned 29 games
De’Aaron Fox will miss his second straight game for the Kings due to personal reasons.