New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday will be sidelined for an indefinite period of time due to a stress fracture in his right leg.
Jim Eichenhofer of the team's official site noted that there's no initial timetable for Holiday's return to the lineup and pointed out the guard's durability during his career:
The Pelicans said Friday morning that point guard Jrue Holiday will be out indefinitely after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right tibia. The 6-foot-4 point guard had been the only New Orleans player to appear in all 34 games this season. The durable fifth-year NBA veteran played in 78 games last season, as well as 65 of 66 games during the shortened 2011-12 campaign. As a second-year pro in 2010-11, Holiday appeared in all 82 games.
It's the second injury setback in as many weeks for the Pelicans. They are also without power forward Ryan Anderson, who leads the team in scoring at a shade under 20 points per game but is recovering from a herniated disc.
Holiday joined the Pelicans after spending the first four seasons of his career with the Philadelphia 76ers. He was averaging over 14 points and nearly eight assists while playing more than 33 minutes per contest in his first season with the team.
The Pelicans' studio host, Daniel Sallerson, reports Brian Roberts spoke with the media and is expected to get the start in place of Holiday against the Dallas Mavericks:

Chris Haynes of CSN Northwest reports the timeframe for Holiday:

Center Jason Smith said the team has to overcome its injury woes, per Nakia Hoganof The Times-Picayune:
As a team we just have to stay upbeat. You can't let anything get you down. Obviously Jrue and Ryan going down that's a big hit for us offensively. But at the same point we got guys that need to step up. We are going to have to have them step up and play good tonight.
While it appears Roberts is going to get the first opportunity to replace Holiday, Tyreke Evans will probably take on a larger ball-handling role as well. Austin Rivers could also see more playing time in the revamped guard rotation.

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If Holiday ends up missing an extended period of time, it'll be a significant blow to the team's playoff hopes. New Orleans is only four games off the pace in the Western Conference playoff race, but it will be difficult to remain within striking distance while missing two key pieces.
That said, it's unclear exactly how long Holiday will be out, so the Pelicans are in a holding patten with hope he returns while they are still in the mix.

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NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans Pelicans starting point guard Jrue Holiday is sidelined indefinitely with a lower right leg injury.
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Issac Baldizon/NBAE/Getty ImagesJrue Holiday expects his shin fracture to be re-evaluated in a month.
Holiday, who met with reporters shortly before Friday night's game against Dallas, says the injury is a stress fracture in his tibia. He believes he played with the injury for an undetermined amount of time before the pain led him to ask trainers to take a closer look.
Holiday played 29 minutes in Wednesday night's 102-96 loss at home to Washington. He now is using a stabilizing boot to walk and says he expects to be re-evaluated in about a month.

In 34 games this season, the 6-foot-4 Holiday is averaging 14.3 points, 7.9 assists and 4.2 rebounds. His injury comes while New Orleans also plays without leading scorer Ryan Anderson, who has a herniated disk.
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