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PORTLAND, OREGON - FEBRUARY 21: JJ Redick #4 of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts in the third quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers during their game at Moda Center on February 21, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
PORTLAND, OREGON - FEBRUARY 21: JJ Redick #4 of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts in the third quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers during their game at Moda Center on February 21, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)Abbie Parr/Getty Images

Pelicans' JJ Redick out at Least 2 Weeks; Hamstring Injury Diagnosed as Strain

Joseph ZuckerMar 1, 2020

The New Orleans Pelicans announced Sunday that JJ Redick will be out at least two weeks after suffering a left hamstring strain in the team's 116-104 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.

Doctors will re-evaluate Redick in a couple of weeks to determine a timetable for his return to the court.

Redick is averaging 14.9 points and 2.6 rebounds while shooting 45.2 percent from three-point range.

His absence couldn't come at a worse time for the Pelicans, who are attempting to overtake the Memphis Grizzlies for the eighth seed in the Western Conference.ย The Grizzlies are 2.5 games up on ninth-place New Orleans.

As the team sat well off a postseason pace, theย New York Times'ย Marc Steinย reported in December the Pelicans' front office didn't want to trade Redick ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline.

Holding on to the 35-year-old proved wise, as New Orleans has goneย 9-6 since Zion Williamson made his NBA debut on Jan. 22.ย FiveThirtyEightย gives the Pels a 73 percent chance of cracking the top eight by season's end.

Those odds are bound to take a hit without Redick in the picture.ย His three-point shooting will be sorely missed, with Brandon Ingram the only consistent perimeter threat available to New Orleans.

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