It’s looking like the same old song and dance right now for Zion Williamson.
Shams Charania of ESPN appeared Friday on “NBA Today” and shared a pessimistic update about the New Orleans Pelicans star Williamson and the latest injury that he is nursing. Williamson is out with a hamstring issue and was initially expected to miss four-to-six weeks. But Charania now reports that Williamson could be sidelined well beyond that timeline.
“I am told Zion Williamson is not remotely close to coming back to the floor,” said Charania. “He’s gonna be out a while longer. This is an injury [that is] typically a four-to-six-week injury … But the Pelicans are bracing for him to be out beyond that point. I am told he has received multiple injections in that hamstring.”
The 24-year-old Williamson was averaging 22.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game through his first six games for the Pelicans this season. But he strained his hamstring on Nov. 6 in a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers and has not played since (now having missed seven games and counting).
Four-to-six weeks would have Williamson returning some time around mid-December, but now it looks like the former No. 1 overall pick won’t be back in action until next calendar year. After appearing in a career-high 70 games last season and reportedly losing a good amount of weight over the summer, Williamson’s trademark injury woes are now back in a big way.
