The New Orleans Pelicans will be without two key members of their rotation on Monday.
Trey Murphy III and Zion Williamson have both been ruled out against the Golden State Warriors (10 p.m. ET / 8 p.m.. PCT on Sportsnet ONE and Sportsnet+).
Murphy is out with bilateral patellar tendinopathy, and Williamson is resting. Trendon Watford is also missing the contest with a right ankle sprain.
The Pelicans are on the second night of a back-to-back, and all three were active on Sunday.
Murphy last missed the Pelicans' overtime win over the Utah Jazz on Nov. 4. He's averaging 15.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and a steal on 46.5 per cent shooting this season.
Monday will be the oft-injured Williamson's first missed game of the season. The 2019 first-overall pick has appeared in over 60 games just three times in his career, and he missed all of 2021-22.
Williamson is averaging 21 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.2 steals on 62.8 per cent shooting while playing 33 minutes a night in 2026-27.
New Orleans is 11th in the West at 4-6.
