Unfortunately, there is no way to discuss this week’s New Orleans Pelicans news without recognizing the miserable elephant in the room. This week, it was announced that the team will be without their star point guard for an indefinite chunk of time to start the season as his wife recovers from the removal of a brain tumor and the birth of the couple’s first child.
Jrue put it best himself in his comments to the Times-Picayune’s Jeff Duncan:
“I’m obviously blessed to play this game and be in the position I am in, but my wife is the most important thing in the world to me.