Coach Willie Green out of game against Mavs

[{"selector":"#anim-3feb78db-8a8b-451b-8a13-3dbad7450df7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.249999886225726%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Pelicans coach Willie Green missed New Orleans' game against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night because of an illness.

[{"selector":"#anim-51ff3e09-f8bf-4eb3-9caf-da01a9da56a7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Assistant coach James Borrego filled in for Green, whose ailment was described by the Pelicans as a "non-COVID illness." Borrego is a former Charlotte head coach who joined New Orleans' staff this past offseason.

[{"selector":"#anim-ddcef679-35b5-4729-bdda-e5badf0e246c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-14.843749786673241%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] New Orleans entered the game against Dallas, designated as an in-season tournament contest, on a five-game losing streak.

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