The disappointing season for the 24-38 New Orleans Pelicans took another turn for the worse Tuesday when the team announced shooting guard Eric Gordon is out for the remainder of the season.
According to the Pelicans' press release, Gordon had surgery Tuesday to repair a fractured ring finger.
Justin Verrier of ESPN.com noted Gordon refractured the finger on his right hand Saturday during New Orleans’ 104-96 loss to the Utah Jazz. The guard missed 16 contests earlier in the season because of surgery to repair a fracture in the exact same finger.
Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry commented on the setback, per Verrier: “I don't know for sure what happened, but it looks like he might have done the same thing again. And that would be unfortunate because he worked so hard to get back. I thought he was really playing really good basketball.”
As Gentry mentioned, the timing was unfortunate because Gordon was playing impressive basketball heading into that Utah game:
Gordon averaged 15.2 points and 2.7 assists per night behind 38.4 percent shooting from three ...
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Eric Gordon Injury Update: Pelicans SG Out for Season After Finger Surgery
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