Not exactly the postgame reaction Bulls fans want to hear after the first game, but against a shorthanded Pelicans team playing without Zion Williamson and Trey Murphy III, the Bulls assembled a sloppy offensive performance marred by 21 turnovers that led to 30 Pelicans points.

The New Orleans Pelicans announced star forward Zion Williamson will miss their opener Wednesday against the Chicago Bulls with an illness. Head coach

Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson has been scratched from the lineup for the club's regular-season opener against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. Pelicans coach Willie Green said Williamson was ill and not in attendance.

Trey Murphy III and Dejounte Murray receive injury updates as the New Orleans Pelicans prepare for the Portland Trail Blazers.

As Dejounte Murray felt his team putting the final touches on a 123-111 victory in his New Orleans Pelicans debut Wednesday night, the veteran point guard kept feeling a much sharper sensation in his left hand.