Pelicans G Dejoid Murray Deletes the game after non-contact damage in the right leg

New Orleans Pelicans -vagt Dejoide Murray (5) plays in the first half of an NBA basketball match against Memphis Grizzlies Friday, January 24, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

This would be Dejointe Murray’s second big injury this season. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

New Orleans Pelicans may have another great injury to tackle.

Former All-Star Dejointe Murray left Friday’s match against Boston Celtics with a seemingly non-contact injury in his right leg. After lung after the ball, he immediately fell down and grabbed his ankle and then limped himself off the field.

Murray left the game in the first quarter with four points in eight minutes on 2-of-6 shooting.

If Murray’s injury is actually severe, the pelicans will at least deal with an area where they have experience. The team went in Friday with a record of 12-36, a total of 48 games, and yet the only players were on their list of more than 40 games played Missi (45), Javonte Green (43) and Brandon Boston Jr. (40).

As for their core players:

There are also rotation players like Trey Murphy III and Jose Alvarado, each of whom have missed at least a dozen game.

No team in the NBA has been as wide the Snakebitten as the Pelicans this season as they entered on a somewhat optimistic note after landing Murray in a blockbuster trade. With a little to play for at this point, they weave as a probable seller at the trading deadline, with perhaps even more reconstruction coming during the high season.