SEPTEMBER 1, 10:35am: Jackson has undergone surgery on his foot and is expected to be sidelined for three or four months, sources tell Rod Walker of The Advocate (Twitter link).
AUGUST 31, 6:46pm: Pelicans rookie Frank Jackson has suffered a broken right foot and will undergo surgery on Friday, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). Jackson suffered the injury during a workout on Wednesday and is expected to miss four months, per Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune (Twitter links).
Jackson, 19, underwent surgery on the same foot in May to repair a stress reaction that hindered him for much of the 2016/17 college season. The injury forced him to miss the 2017 summer league.
Originally drafted 31st overall by the Hornets in the 2017 draft, Jackson was acquired by New Orleans in exchange for the draft rights to Dwayne Bacon (40th overall pick) and cash considerations.
Jackson averaged 10.9 PPG while shooting 39.5% from beyond the arc in his lone season at Duke.
Man…they’ve had even more injuries than Miami the last 3 years, and that’s saying a lot
And the Pelicans injury bug strikes again…
I guess the Hornets won that deal. There’s not much they didn’t get right this offseason.