After finally returning earlier this month from a 12 game absence, New Orleans Pelicans forward Nikola Mirotic will be sidelined once again for at least another week or two. The injury is a strained right calf, and while the severity of this ailment seems pretty minor, the timing is unfortunate, to say the least.
The Pelicans are on the outside looking in of the playoff race in the Western Conference, but not all hope is lost. The 8th seeded Los Angeles Clippers are 4.5 games ahead of the 12th seeded Pelicans, and while that’s not exactly a small lead, it’s still definitely within striking distance if the Pellies are able to go on a run in the near future.