It was the second surgery on Evans’ knee following an initial procedure in May. He complained of soreness on Friday, which led to team doctors checking out the knee. MORE: Every NBA teams’ greatest strength this season | Best fantasy basketball team names
Evans sat out the Pelicans’ first exhibition with a right knee contusion. He appeared in games on Oct. 9 and Oct. 12, logging 24 minutes in each, but missed Saturday’s game against the Kings.
Evans’ injury comes at a bad time for New Orleans, which is also missing centers Omer Asik and Alexis Ajinca. Guard Jrue Holiday will begin the season on a minutes limit.
Evans said a healthy Pelicans team is no different than the champion Warriors, but his goal of winning the 2015-16 championship seems a bit far-fetched right now.
