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Zion Williamson is predicted to overlook a number of weeks after the All-Star break with a hamstring pressure, New Orleans Pelicans vp David Griffin instructed reporters Sunday. Williamson has been sidelined with a hamstring pressure since January and was anticipated to be re-evaluated in the course of the All-Star break. However, it seems his return might be slightly bit additional down the road after re-aggravating it.
Williamson was named an All-Star starter for the Feb. 19 sport resulting from his efficiency previous to the harm. But given he will not be obtainable to take part, NBA commissioner Adam Silver introduced that Domantas Sabonis will fill the beginning function within the frontcourt instead of the Pelicans ahead.
Williamson suffered a proper hamstring pressure throughout a Jan. 2 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. He has been out ever since, and the Pelicans have struggled to remain afloat with out him. They are 6-14 since he went down, and that features a 10-game dropping streak that they not too long ago snapped.
Fortunately for the Pelicans, Brandon Ingram not too long ago returned to the lineup and moved again above .500 at 29-28. They at the moment sit in seventh place within the Western Conference.
Williamson was having a stellar season for the Pelicans earlier than he went down. He was averaging 26 factors per sport and a career-high 4.6 assists for a Pelicans staff that, at one level, held the No. 1 seed within the Western Conference. With Ingram having emerged as a official secondary star and C.J. McCollum onboard after final season’s commerce deadline, the wholesome Pelicans have been positioned to compete for a championship as quickly as this season.
They nonetheless would possibly, however the longer Williamson stays sidelined, the extra precarious their scenario seems. He missed all of final season and most of his rookie season resulting from accidents, and sturdiness will seemingly stay a critical concern for the remainder of Williamson’s profession. He is likely one of the NBA’s most explosive scorers, however given his physique sort and explosiveness, the Pelicans are going to need to work exhausting to maintain him on the ground.
