New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday has struggled to stay on the floor over the past three seasons, and the floor general won't play to start the 2015-16 campaign.
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Holiday Out vs. Warriors
Tuesday, Oct. 27
The Pelicans' official PR Twitter feed indicated Holiday won't be in action in the regular-season opener against the Golden State Warriors because of a nagging leg injury, but he will suit up for Wednesday's contest against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Jim Eichenhofer reported for the Pelicans' official website that Holiday will be restricted to 20 minutes when he does make his season debut. Head coach Alvin Gentry commented on the decision to sit Holiday against the reigning NBA champions:
We had a really hard practice two days ago. With the game coming right now and a game tomorrow night, we felt like from a medical standpoint, we were much better off resting him and then playing him tomorrow night. It doesn't have anything to do with anything except the medical part of it.
It would have been reassuring for New Orleans fans to see its past All-Star go up against ...
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