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Pelicans Hit With Brutal Injury News After Loss vs Detroit Pistons

The New Orleans Pelicans suffered a big loss against the Detroit Pistons.
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Mar 17, 2025; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Trey Murphy III (25) falls after a steal by Detroit Pistons forward Ausar Thompson (9) during the first quarter at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images
Mar 17, 2025; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Trey Murphy III (25) falls after a steal by Detroit Pistons forward Ausar Thompson (9) during the first quarter at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images | Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images

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As the Detroit Pistons and the New Orleans Pelicans battled it out in Louisiana on Monday night, the home team saw one of their key players go down with an injury.

Trey Murphy was seen diving for a loose ball. The veteran received X-rays as the game played out, and was ruled out for the remainder of the game, despite everything coming back negative initially.

After the Pistons took care of business against the Pelicans, New Orleans landed some more unfortunate news on the injury front regarding Murphy. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Murphy is expected to now miss the rest of the season.

via @ShamsCharania: New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III has suffered a season-ending torn labrum in his right shoulder, sources tell ESPN. Murphy was in the midst of a career NBA season in his fourth campaign, averaging 21.2 points and posting his third year with 150+ made 3s.

The Pelicans missed Brandon Boston, Herb Jones, and Dejounte Murray due to injuries against the Pistons. While Yves Missi, Kelly Olynyk, and Zion Williamson were on the injury report, they were cleared to play.

Unfortunately, the injury hits just keep on coming for the Pelicans. Detroit defeated the Pelicans 127-81. The Pistons advanced to 38-31 on the year. Meanwhile, the Pelicans improved their lottery standing as they dropped to 18-51 on the season.

Moving forward, they’ll be without Trey Murphy, who has been a bright spot during a rough season for New Orleans. He finishes the year off by averaging 22 points on 36 percent shooting from deep, along with five rebounds and four assists.

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Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia

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