Brandon Ingram (left fifth toe soreness), CJ McCollum (right ankle soreness) questionable for Tuesday @ Chicago#Pelicans | @MorrisBartLLC https://t.co/gBPX8ISzA8
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) October 3, 2022
After what has felt like absolutely forever, pre-season is upon us and we are going to be able to see the Pelicans play basketball again. Of course, being pre-season, it's not exactly the same as the regular season. Green will be trying things out that may or may not make appearances in the regular season, rotations will be being trialled, minute allocation will likely be a little bit irregular, and players will likely not quite have their foot all the way on the gas. But still, the Pelicans are going to be playing basketball today.
BI said in interviews yesterday that he thinks he's okay and thinks he will be able to play but wants to be safe and not risk anything, hence why he's listed as questionable. No word from CJ that I saw, but I imagine it's a similar circumstance.
As always, while pre-season is fun and exciting and it's good to see everyone hit the floor again, the main concern of pre-season is getting out of it without any major injuries. That's all we ask: some fun games, and no injuries. If that happens, mission accomplished.