Tyreke Evans Injury: Updates on Pelicans Star's Knee and Return

The New Orleans Pelicans were without Tyreke Evans for one game due to a knee contusion, but the swingman will return to the lineup Saturday night.

Continue for updates.

Evans Will Play Saturday Night

Saturday, Dec. 20

John Reid of NOLA.com has the latest on Evans:

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Evans Out Thursday With Knee Contusion

Thursday, Dec. 18

The team announced on Thursday that Tyreke Evans will miss the Pelicans' clash with the Houston Rockets with a right knee contusion:

John Reid of The Times-Picayune in New Orleans reported that Austin Rivers will take Evans' place in the team's starting lineup:

The 25-year-old has been one of the Pelicans' better players through the first quarter of the 2014-15 NBA regular season. He's averaging 17 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists so far, all of which are up from his 2013-14 averages.

Bleacher Report's Howard Beck reported that New Orleans has received some queries as to Evans' availability but that the team is more than happy to keep him on the roster:

New Orleans enters Thursday holding onto the eighth seed in the Western Conference by a mere half-game.