Overview
- The team said Poole has a mild left vastus lateralis strain and will be re-evaluated in seven to ten days.
- Poole missed the Dallas game with left knee soreness, and follow-up testing identified the quad strain as the source of the issue.
- Zion Williamson remains sidelined with a grade-1 left hamstring strain on a similar timetable for re-evaluation.
- Coach Willie Green has tweaked roles, with Poole recently moving to the bench as rookie Jeremiah Fears started and Saddiq Bey stepping into the lineup against Dallas.
- Jose Alvarado, Jordan Hawkins and Micah Peavy have taken on more minutes as New Orleans tries to build on back-to-back wins after a slow start.