After missing the last contest against the Sacramento Kings with right ankle soreness, the New Orleans Pelicans will have Jonas Valanciunas back in the lineup. Brandon Ingram, however, is out for tonight’s game versus the Portland Trail Blazers.
“I don’t know if it was a specific moment {in the last game against the Kings}, but he definitely aggravated {his himstring} a bit, so he is out tonight” Willie Green said to pregame media.
“We just don’t want to risk putting him on the floor — he’s feeling sore from his hamstring — and causing further damage. If it takes a day or a day and half for it to calm down, and he gets treatment with our medical team, then that’s what he’ll do.