New Orleans Pelicans Star forward Zion Williamson He is reportedly not close to returning to the pitch as he continues to recover from a hamstring strain. per ESPN. Williamson has been out since November 6th due to the injury, but no specific timetable has been given for his return date. However, according to an ESPN report, the Pelicans are now preparing for the possibility that he could be out for at least another four to six weeks.
Williamson received treatment on his hamstring, the same injury he sustained during New Orleans' play-in game against the United States Lakers last postseason.
If Williamson is out until at least mid-December, it will be a major blow to the Pelicans' incredibly tough season. Not only will Williamson be sidelined indefinitely, they were without one Herbert Jones (tense right shoulder), Dejounte Murray (broken left hand), CJ McCollum (tight right adductor muscle), Trey Murphy III (thigh strain) and Jose Alvarado (tight left thigh muscles) for large parts of the season.
That doesn't even take into account the everyday injuries suffered by people like us Jordan Hawkins And Brandon Ingram.
To say it's been a disastrous season for New Orleans due to injuries is an understatement, and with Williamson expected to miss at least a month, the Pelicans are in an even worse position to make up ground in a highly competitive Western Conference competition . The Pelicans are currently 4-13 this season, the second-worst record in the West and fourth-worst overall. If they aren't expected to get most of these guys back in a timely manner, then conversations need to be had about this team's prospects for the rest of the season.
It may seem too early to seriously talk about tanking, but the Pelicans will not only have their own first-round pick; Milwaukee Bucks' First-round pick if ranked between Nos. 5 and 30. If we reach the end of December and New Orleans still has its top seven or eight players on the injured list, it might be time to think about entering the Cooper Flagg sweepstakes.
