Derrick Favors likely to return to action vs. Bucks
MILWAUKEE – There is considerable excitement among New Orleans players about the eventual return to the court by No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson – something Lonzo Ball addressed after practice Tuesday – but the Duke product isn’t the only sidelined Pelican the team has greatly missed. Starting center Derrick Favors’ interior defense, rebounding and experience are a few of the traits New Orleans (6-18) would’ve certainly benefited from during an active nine-game losing streak, a stretch that includes six single-digit losses. Favors did not participate in any of those defeats, having last played Nov. 16 due to back spasms and then for personal reasons, following the death of his mother.