Key Pelicans player suffers scary injury during FIBA AmeriCup

Medical staff at the arena brought out a neck brace and then placed him on a stretcher before taking him off the court.

Before exiting the game, Alvarado had a game-high 25 points, although Puerto Rico ultimately lost, 82-77.

The Pelicans, who begin training camp on Sept. 24, have had quite the bad luck when it comes to injuries to key players, and they will be hoping that Alvarado's injury wasn't as bad as it appeared to be.

The team already got unfortunate news in July when it was announced that first-round draft pick Derik Queen had to undergo wrist surgery and will be re-evaluated in October.

Other key Pelicans players including Dejounte Murray, Trey Murphy and Herb Jones are also coming off of surgeries of their own, so time will tell just how healthy the Pelicans are before the start of the season.