The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that guard Kira Lewis Jr. will be out indefinitely after suffering a torn ACL and a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his right knee. An MRI done last night at Ochsner Health confirmed the injury, which occurred during the second quarter of last night’s game against the Denver Nuggets. A date for surgery has not yet been determined. Selected by the Pelicans in the first round of the NBA draft in 2020 out of the University of Alabama, the 20-year-old was averaging 5.9 points per game this season for New Orleans.Veteran Tomáš Satoranský will now serve as the Pels primary backup point guard.