Zion Williamson’s injury prompts a cryptic response from James Borrego
The The improved play of the New Orleans Pelicans continued, win their fourth straight after a 115-105 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday. However, one of the main concerns after the game was the status of the Pelicans’ star Zion Williamson who left the game due to injury. Pelicans head coach James Borrego didn’t really have an update on Williamson’s status moving forward, according to ESPN.
“Hopefully it’s nothing serious and we’ll get him back out there soon,” Borrego said.
James Borrego also noted that it was an ankle injury that occurred when Zion Williamson tweaked it a bit during the second quarter of the Pelicans’ win against the Jazz. Williamson exited the game and did not return. In just 11 minutes of play, he finished with four points, one rebound and two assists. He was 1-of-2 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free throw line.
While Williamson has struggled with injuries throughout his NBA career so far, he has been relatively healthy this season. Since he was forced to miss the entire 2021-22 season due to injury, Williamson has played more than 30 games in a season just once. That was in the 2023-24 season, when he played 70 games in his career. this year, he was already in 45 games before the latest injury.
The Pelicans play a second night of back-to-back games Sunday against the LA Clippers, and a final update on Williamson’s status likely won’t come before kickoff.
Williamson played about 29 minutes per game while averaging 21.5 points. He never averaged less than 20 points per season. He is also averaging 5.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.1 steals on 58.5 percent shooting from the field, 25 percent from the 3-point line and 71.6 percent from the free throw line.
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