NBA - News: Pelicans star Zion Williamson missed after foot
Pelicans-Forward Zion Williamson will miss the prelude to the new NBA season after his foot operation. That announced Pelicans Executive David Griffin on Thursday.
Currently there is no exact timetable for the return of the All-Star. In two weeks, the situation of the Youngster will be revalued.
Review: In the offseason Williamson had broken the right center foot and had to undergo surgery. At the end of September, David Griffin was still optimistic that Zion is back on the court until the beginning of the regular season .
However, the setback and the announced wait for the pelicans. However, since New Orleans already on the 20 . October against the Philadelphia 76ers starts in the regular NBA season, Williamson will definitely miss the start of the season.
When it happened for the first time, it was very annoying, Williamson said after his injury. But that s part of the game. I think I have exaggerated it in training because I had the feeling that I have this huge burden on my shoulders.
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Already in his rookie season 2019/20 Zion collected his first NBA minutes due to health concerns only in January after already over 40 completed matchdays. Nevertheless, he was used in 24 games, gained an average of 22.5 points and 6.3 rebounds - and got a place in the All-Rookie team.
In the past season, Williamson increased directly to 27 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. In addition, he led the league with a hit rate of 61.1 percent from the field.
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Point Guard | Shooting Guard | Small Forward | Power Forward | center --- | --- | --- | --- |- Devonte Graham | Nickil Alexander-Walker | Brandon Ingram | Zion Williamson | Jonas Valanciunas Tomas Satoransky | Kira Lewis Jr. | Josh hard | Naji Marshall | Jaxson Hayes | Trey Murphy III. | Garrett Temple | Wenyen Gabriel | Willy Hernangomez | | Herbert Jones
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