CJ McCollum out due to Health and Safety Protocols

What was once a red hot New Orleans Pelicans squad is now trying to combat a losing skid without its top three players.

While Zion Williamson has missed the entire seaosn and Brandon Ingram is out at least a week with a hamstring issue, C.J. McCollum has now been sidelined due to the NBA’s Health and Safety protocols.

Losers of three straight games, New Orleans plays the second of a four-game homestand Thursday night against the Charlotte Hornets. The Pelicans will be without McCollum for at least one game.

McCollum is averaging 27.1 points per game with New Orleans since arriving in a trade with Portland.