Zion Williamson is expected to miss several weeks after the NBA All-Star break after reaggravating a hamstring strain.
after the NBA All-Star break after re-aggravating a hamstring strain that has kept him off the court since Jan 2. New Orleans Pelicans vice president David Griffin said Sunday, Shams Charania reported.
The team had planned to reevaluate Williamson over the break and, hopefully, get him back on the court shortly thereafter. Williamson was having perhaps the best season of his four-year NBA career before the injury, averaging 26 points, 4.6 assists and seven rebounds per game through 29 games. Williamson was also named an All-Star starter in the West but won’t participate in the event given the injury.
The Pelicans have struggled since Williamson went out, going 6-14, including a 10-game losing streak. New Orleans has fallen to seventh in the West after climbing as high as the No. 1 seed in the conference earlier this season.Pelicans forward Zion Williamson drives for a shot in front of Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid during a game at Wells Fargo Center on Jan. 2, 2023.Williamson missed all of last season with a foot injury and parts of his first two seasons with various ailments.
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