{"id":647818,"date":"2026-03-08T22:23:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T22:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/647818\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T22:23:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T22:23:45","slug":"final-wizards-pelicans-injury-report-will-alex-sarr-kyshawn-george-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/647818\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Wizards-Pelicans Injury Report: Will Alex Sarr, Kyshawn George Play?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington Wizards<\/a> are on the road on Sunday night as they travel to take on the New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> in an interconference matchup.<\/p>\n

Washington enters Sunday\u2019s game with a 16-46 record after losing at home to the Utah Jazz<\/a> on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

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Washington Wizards forward Julian Reese (15)Russell Lansford-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

(Russell Lansford-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

In Thursday\u2019s loss to the Jazz, Julian Reese led the way for the Wizards as he recorded 18 points and 20 rebounds while Bilal Coulibaly added 17 points and three rebounds of his own.<\/p>\n

Now Washington will try to bounce back on the road on Sunday as they face off against a struggling Pelicans team.<\/p>\n

On the other side, New Orleans enters Sunday\u2019s contest with a 20-45 record after losing on the road to the Phoenix Suns<\/a> on Friday night.<\/p>\n

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New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion WilliamsonMatthew Hinton-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Zion Williamson<\/a> led the way for the Pelicans in Friday\u2019s loss as he ended the game with 19 points, 10 rebounds and three assists while Trey Murphy III recorded 22 points and four assists.<\/p>\n

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While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Sunday night\u2019s matchup, one side may be without multiple key players due to injuries.<\/p>\n

Wizards Injury Report: Will Alex Sarr, Kyshawn George Play?<\/p>\n

For the Wizards, they have six players listed on their injury report, though Alex Sarr is not one of them.<\/p>\n

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Washington Wizards center Alex Sarr\u00a9 Peter Creveling-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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Of course, Sarr has been out since February 11 due to a right hamstring strain but he is off the injury report and will return on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Washington has ruled out Kyshawn George due to a partial UCL tear in his left elbow and he is expected to miss at least three weeks.<\/p>\n

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Washington Wizards forward Kyshawn George (18)David Reginek-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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With George sidelined, Will Riley and Justin Champagnie could both continue to have larger roles until he is cleared to return.<\/p>\n

The Wizards have also ruled out Tristan Vukcevic due to a left thigh contusion while Jamir Watkins is out with a left ankle and foot sprain.<\/p>\n

Anthony Davis<\/a> and Cam Whitmore have also been ruled out as they continue to recover from injuries while D\u2019Angelo Russell<\/a> remains away from the team.<\/p>\n

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On the other side, the Pelicans enter Sunday\u2019s matchup with a clean injury report<\/a> as they have nobody listed on it.<\/p>\n

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New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III (25) celebrates with Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1)Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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This has been a rare sight for New Orleans this season as they have had multiple key players miss time due to injuries this season, though they will head into their second consecutive contest with a clean injury report.<\/p>\n

Fans can catch Sunday night\u2019s matchup between the Wizards and Pelicans from New Orleans at 7:00 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Mar 8, 2026, where it first appeared in the NBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Washington Wizards are on the road on Sunday night as they travel to take on the New…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":647819,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3780],"tags":[979,495,7,1257,4836,11606,3531,18348,10683,6333,6,478,470,472,76246,6514,427,682,468,3892,982,683,814],"class_list":["post-647818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-washington-wizards","tag-alex-sarr","tag-anthony-davis","tag-basketball","tag-bilal-coulibaly","tag-cam-whitmore","tag-injury-report","tag-jamir-watkins","tag-julian-reese","tag-justin-champagnie","tag-kyshawn-george","tag-nba","tag-new-orleans","tag-new-orleans-pelicans","tag-phoenix-suns","tag-russell-lansford-imagn","tag-trey-murphy-iii","tag-utah-jazz","tag-washington","tag-washington-wizards","tag-washingtonwizards","tag-will-riley","tag-wizards","tag-zion-williamson"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116195899646540479","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}