Zion Williamson snapped a career-long 35-game hitting streak
The New Orleans Pelicans will not have the services of huge forward Zaon Williamson for Sunday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, LA.
Since the former Duke Blue Devils was ruled out of that contest with a lower-body injury, he played his personal best NBA streak the end has comeas noted by NBA insider Marc Stein.
“After playing in 35 consecutive career games, New Orleans’ Zion Williamson (sprained right ankle) has been ruled out on the road against the LA Clippers,” Stein wrote via a social media post on X, formerly Twitter.
Williamson, 25, suffered the ankle injury in the first half of a game against the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City last Saturday. He exited that game in the second quarter and did not return.
Before he left, he scored four points on 1-for-2 shooting with two assists and a rebound in just 11 minutes of action. Despite the former No. 1 overall pick being out the rest of the way, the Pelicans found a way to defeat the Jazz, 115-105, to extend their winning streak to four games.
If New Orleans wants to keep its undefeated streak going this week, it will have to fill the huge void left by Williamson, who is averaging 21.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists while shooting 58.5 percent from the field so far in the 2025-26 NBA regular season.
Injuries have taken so much away from Williamson’s availability in the NBA. He has yet to play a full season and has appeared in just 61 games or fewer in four of his first five campaigns since turning pro.
2026-03-02 01:15:00
