NEW ORLEANS — Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Naji Marshall have entered the NBA's COVID protocols, according to ESPN Senior NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski.
Before today the Pelicans were one of 10 teams to not place a player on the COVID list.
Alexander-Walker had one of his best games of the season on Tuesday in the Pelicans win over the Blazers with 27 points and 6 made threes.
The third-year guard is the first Pelicans player to enter the league's protocols this season. He has appeared in 32 games and started 18 times.
Alexander-Walker is averaging 13.8 points in 28.2 minutes per game.
The Pelicans are already lacking depth at the guard with Kira Lewis Jr. out for the season after he tore his ACL earlier this month.
Tomáš Satoranský and rookie Jose Alvarado may both get more minutes on the court while Alexander-Walker is out.