MEMPHIS – Although New Orleans hasn’t sustained any longer-term injuries recently, a handful of Pelicans have been sidelined for an extended period of time. The silver lining of that predicament came Wednesday morning, when New Orleans was granted an injury exception to officially sign wing defender DeAndre Liggins.
The addition of Liggins via the injury-exception clause means that by rule, current injured players Tony Allen, Solomon Hill, Alexis Ajinca and rookie Frank Jackson all must be out of action for at least the next 10 days. They are joined on the Pelicans’ official injury report by Anthony Davis (right ankle), who is listed as doubtful to play against the Grizzlies.