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New Orleans Pelicans Star Involved in Car Accident Hours Before Opener

The status of the New Orleans Pelicans guard is up in the air after getting in a car accident.

Kenneth Teape

Oct 15, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado (15) handles the ball against the Houston Rockets during the second quarter at Toyota Center.
Oct 15, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado (15) handles the ball against the Houston Rockets during the second quarter at Toyota Center. / Erik Williams-Imagn Images
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There is plenty of excitement surrounding the New Orleans Pelicans as they are set to tip off the 2024-25 NBA regular season in just a few hours against the Chicago Bulls.

However, that excitement quickly turned to concern this morning when it was reported one of their players was involved in a car accident.

Point guard Jose Alvarado was involved in the crash, as shared by Pelicans Press.

He was able to walk away from the incident without any major injuries, which is great news.

He was already listed as questionable on the injury report for the opener because of a right knee contusion. Joining him as questionable are Dejounte Murray for personal reasons and Zion Williamson for a non-COVID-19 illness.

Trey Murphy has already been ruled out with his hamstring injury suffered three weeks ago. Lonzo Ball is available for the Bulls and set to make his return, playing in a regular season game for the first time since Jan. 14, 2022.

In an encouraging update, Christian Clark of NOLA.com shared a video of Alvarado with his teammates at the team’s shootaround this morning.

That would presumably indicate that the backup point guard is trending in the right direction for tonight despite the knee contusion and accident he was involved in earlier in the day.

The Pelicans could be dangerously thin in their backcourt against Chicago if their questionable point guards aren’t ready to play.

Veteran CJ McCollum would likely handle the ball-handling duties along with Ingram and Williamson.

Last season, Alvarado played in 56 regular season games, receiving 18.4 minutes. He scored 7.1 points with 2.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game, finishing sixth in the Sixth Man of the Year Award voting.

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Kenneth Teape
KENNETH TEAPE

Kenneth Teape is an alumnus of SUNY Old Westbury and graduated in 2013 with an Honors Degree in Media Communications with a focus on print journalism. During his time at Old Westbury, he worked for the school newspaper and several online publications, such as Knicks Now, the official website of the New York Knicks, and a self-made website with fellow students, Gotham City Sports News. Kenneth has also been a site expert at Empire Writes Back, Musket Fire, and Lake Show Life within the FanSided Network. He was a contributor to HoopsHabit, with work featured on Bleacher Report and Yardbarker. In addition to his work here, he is a reporter for both NBA Analysis Network and NFL Analysis Network, as well as a writer and editor for Packers Coverage. You can follow him on X, formerly Twitter, @teapester725, or reach him via email at teapester725@gmail.com.

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