NEW ORLEANS — The Pelicans introduced Tuesday that injury-plagued ahead Zion Williamson has a grade 2 proper hip adductor pressure and might be sidelined indefinitely.
Williamson, who overlooked 8 consecutive video games previous this season with a strained hamstring, didn’t play as a precaution in the second one sport of a back-to-back on Sunday evening in opposition to the Los Angeles Lakers, however he was once no longer indexed at the damage file after that sport and was once anticipated to play Tuesday.
Williamson has overlooked 12 of the Pelicans’ 22 video games this season.
“I don’t have to any extent further knowledge so far as when (the damage) came about,” Pelicans trainer James Borrego stated sooner than Tuesday evening’s sport in opposition to the Minnesota Timberwolves. “I discovered of it this morning, as neatly. We had it imaged, and I believe all of us heard the result of that. Past that, I would like additional info. We’re taking it kind of hour by way of hour, day-to-day.”
In his 10 video games this season, Williamson has averaged 22.1 issues and 5.6 rebounds. Taken No. 1 general within the 2019 draft, he has performed in simply 45% of the Pelicans’ 493 video games.
“No person desires to be at the court docket greater than Zion,” Borrego stated. “This man loves the sport, loves this town. He wears this emblem with nice satisfaction, as a badge. He desires to be available in the market scuffling with together with his teammates greater than anyone. Greater than anything else, he’s dissatisfied, however he’s right here to improve us, and we’re right here to improve him. This can be a brotherhood, it is a circle of relatives. As irritating as it’s for him, now’s the time to construct {our relationships} even more potent.”
The Pelicans stated additional clinical updates might be supplied “as suitable” on Williamson.
