Sources: MRI results good for Pelicans' Evans
OAKLAND, Calif. — The New Orleans Pelicans have listed Tyreke Evans as questionable for Monday night’s Game 2 against the Golden State Warriors with a bone bruise in his left knee.
Evans underwent an MRI exam Saturday night after suffering a bruised left knee in a first-half collision with Golden State’s Andre Iguodala, with sources telling ESPN.com that the exam revealed no structural damage.
Evans addressed reporters Sunday before the Pelicans’ practice at the University of San Francisco and was slightly more optimistic, describing himself as a game-time decision despite the fact he was planning to do very little at the practice session beyond receiving treatment.
Evans, though, arrived for Sunday’s workout in full practice gear and said he feels “better” after initially saying postgame Saturday that he “felt a little pop” after banging knees with Iguodala.
The resulting contusion knocked Evans out of Game 1, robbing the Pelicans of their second-leading scoring at a time when former All-Star guard Jrue Holiday is already on a minutes restriction after missing 41 games this season thanks to a shin injury.
Holiday logged 21 minutes off the bench in Saturday’s 106-99 Game 1 loss to the Warriors, but Pelicans officials are hopeful that his playing time can continue to increase as the series unfolds, with no back-to-backs in the playoffs to contend with.
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