Zion Williamson nonetheless is not able to return to the sphere.
The New Orleans Pelicans star will miss at the least two extra weeks recovering from a hamstring damage, the group introduced Wednesday. Williamson has solely performed six video games for the Pelicans this season, and he has been out since Nov. 6 on account of damage.
Williamson first misplaced to the Cavaliers final month, and he withdrew from the sport on account of his damage. The group initially anticipated he would solely miss 4 to 6 weeks, however preliminary therapies reportedly did not work in addition to hoped. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported simply earlier than Thanksgiving that Williamson possible out till mid-Decemberif no more, which is in step with what the Pelicans mentioned Wednesday.
Williamson, who the Pelicans chosen first general in 2019, missed 210 of a attainable 400 regular-season video games with the group. He averaged 22.7 factors, eight rebounds and 5.3 assists this season. Williamson additionally reportedly broke up along with his CAA brokers final month for unclear causes.
Though Williamson was continuously injured all through his profession, the group felt he was in the very best form of his profession this fall. He reportedly misplaced greater than 25 kilos earlier than the season.
This damage is the most recent setback the Pelicans have already confronted this season, which is not even two months previous. Dejounte Murray, Trey Murphy III, CJ McCollum, Jordan Hawkins and Herb Jones all missed time on account of varied accidents together with Williamson, and it value the Pelicans considerably. They’ve misplaced 15 of their final 16 video games and sit at simply 4-18 this season. Jones and Brandon Ingram, who was coping with proper plantar tendinitis, have been full members in Wednesday’s observe. Jose Alvarado can be coping with a hamstring pressure and will likely be out for at the least two extra weeks.
The Pelicans will face the Phoenix Suns on Thursday in New Orleans.
