Herb Jones is the newest Pelicans participant to be sidelined attributable to damage this season.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Pelicans ahead and prime defensive participant Herb Jones has a posterior labrum tear in his proper shoulder that can sideline him indefinitely, the membership introduced on Friday.
Pelicans announce that ahead Herb Jones has been recognized with a posterior labrum tear in his proper shoulder. An MRI taken yesterday confirmed the damage.
Jones shall be out indefinitely and additional updates shall be appropriately offered. pic.twitter.com/8TAi136BCx
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) January 10, 2025
The announcement got here hours earlier than the Pelicans have been scheduled to play at Philadelphia — the primary cease on a three-game street journey that additionally consists of visits to Boston on Sunday and Chicago on Tuesday.
Jones underwent an MRI on Thursday after leaving Wednesday night time’s loss to Portland.
Jones additionally missed 18 video games earlier this season due to an damage in the identical shoulder earlier than returning on Dec. 5 and beginning 16 consecutive video games.
Jones has performed in 20 of New Orleans’ 38 video games this season, averaging 10.3 factors, 3.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.9 steals in 32.4 minutes per recreation.
Chosen within the second spherical — thirty fifth general — by New Orleans within the 2021 NBA Draft, Jones has appeared in 240 video games profession video games for the Pelicans and final season was named NBA All-Defensive First Group.
