Second-round pick E.J. Liddell injured his right knee during the third quarter of the Pelicans’ summer league game against the Hawks on Monday. He’ll have an MRI to determine the extent of the injury, according to Christian Clark of the New Orleans Times Picayune.
Liddell, who was selected with the No. 41 pick, was unable to put any weight on his right leg as he was helped off the floor. The Pelicans are calling it a right knee sprain. Liddell felt some knee pain in the first half but it subsided and he re-entered.
“It’s tough,” summer league coach Jarron Collins said. “We mentioned it the other day with Dyson (Daniels). Injuries are part of the game. You don’t want to see anyone get injured out there. We’ll have more information for you guys tomorrow.”
The former Ohio State forward averaged 19.4 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 2.5 APG, and 2.6 BPG over 33.2 MPG last season and was projected as a first round pick. He has yet to sign a contract and the Pelicans don’t currently have an opening on the 15-man roster, though they have a two-way slot available.
Daniels, the team’s lottery pick, sprained his right ankle on Saturday.
I saw it
In person today
Looked bad
Get well EJ!!
Man…I’m still a couple of days behind on these games, so I haven’t seen it, but I hope hes ok. I still cant believe he fell as far as he did, but I could say the same about Paul Reed a couple of years ago
For them, I guess you can say it’s a good thing they have a lot of depth at his position anyway, but obviously you always hate to see people get hurt
It’s sad when a rookie gets hurt. Especially in Summer League.
Especially when he hasn’t signed a contract yet, and wasn’t a 1st round pick. Ouch!
Why in the world is he playing in the summer league without a contract in the first place? That is beyond stupid.
Probably trying to convince the Pels to give him a contract
Probably ain’t going to work.
Last few days, a lot of bad (whatever they call it in Nawlins), going on with Pelicans.
Now an ACL Tear…