Nurkic (ribs) will play Tuesday against the Pelicans, Jim Eichenhofer of the Pelicans' official site reports.
Nurkic has shed his initial questionable tag and will keep his streak alive of playing in every game this season. Over the past five contests, he's averaged 12.0 points, 9.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 28.0 minutes.