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Pelicans rookie Derik Queen out at least 3 months after surgery for torn wrist ligament
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Derik Queen arrives for the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. - photo by AP Photo/Adam Hunger
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pelicans rookie Derik Queen is likely to miss at least the start of training camp after having surgery Friday to repair a torn ligament in his left wrist. Queen was hurt Tuesday while playing in an NBA Summer League game. The Pelicans said he would be evaluated again in approximately 12 weeks, which would be after camps have begun.