Jose Alvarado had an injury scare in the Timberwolves game
New Orleans Pelicans The fans are getting weaker day by day, while watching their own a squad ravaged by injuries he loses almost every night. Misery continued to permeate the Smoothie King Center on Thursday following a 125-116 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but at least the Pels dodged a bullet when it came to the health of their existing roster. Jose Alvarado he ran off the field in the second half, grabbing his wrist and heading to the locker room, to push through and comeback in the fourth quarteraccording to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.
The five-year point guard is an energizer who can make an impact off the bench, so New Orleans clearly doesn’t want to see him spend an extended period of time on the shelf. Fortunately, he was able to return to the competition. Alvarado had another effective outing against the Timberwolves, after scoring 14 points on Tuesday with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting and two steals. However, the result was the same on both occasions.
The Pelicans probably entered this home matchup with some confidence after pushing Minnesota to the brink a few nights earlier (a 149-142 overtime loss), but challenging a team and beating a team are obviously very different things.
New Orleans (3-20) has now lost at least five straight games for the third time this season. The team is in last place, has already fired its head coach and traded their 2026 first-round pick. Zion Williamson and Dejounte Murray are still nowhere close to returning, making it difficult for fans to commit significant time to the franchise. The starters are Jeremiah Fears and Derrick Queen giving people reason for optimismbut the Pelicans have a long way to go before they become relevant.
Jose Alvarado continues to set a good example amid the endless grind, showing admirable resilience after injury against the Timberwolves.
2025-12-05 03:42:00
