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Injury revealed for New Orleans Pelicans rookie, former Buckeye E.J. Liddell
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E.J. Liddell went down with a right knee injury in an NBA Summer League game against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. It is not looking good for the New Orleans Pelicans rookie.
The Pelicans confirmed that Liddell suffered a torn ACL in his right knee on Tuesday per Griffin Strom of Eleven Warriors. Liddell had an MRI done during the 3rd quarter of the game to confirm what the injury was. The team stated that Liddell will be out indefinitely. Liddell finished the game with 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists.
Liddell’s injury was tweeted about by the Pelicans Twitter account. Hopefully he’ll make a speedy recovery.
Injury Update: E.J. Liddell will be out indefinitely after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee.
An MRI done last night confirmed the injury, which occurred during the third quarter of yesterday’s Summer League game against the Atlanta Hawks. pic.twitter.com/fSU4Cxqj8v
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) July 12, 2022
Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.