Zion Williamson is again main topic in basketball news with his foot injury. Everyone is asking when could Zion be back on the basketball floor?
Zion Williamson was the first draft pick in the NBA draft in 2019, he played for a Duke University, and comparisons with Charles Barkley began immediately due to his physique similarities. We wrote about this recently
Both are 6’6″ tall, power forward, and with that comes extra pounds and huge athleticism with some attractive dunks. Especially Zion, when we first heard about it in when he played in high school.
Zion Williamson, a young American NBA basketball player, is recovering from a foot injury due to which he had to go for surgery.
He hasn’t played for a while and the question is when he will return to the basketball court, so the U.S. media have good news on that occasion:
The New Orleans Pelicans and their medical team gave Zion permission to train with full body contact, but only in a 1 on 1 game, and he is expected to get permission to train at full intensity in a week.
When is Zion Williamson returning back from injury?
According to some announcements in the American media, Zion could be back from injury with the Pelicans in early or mid-December.
I’m pretty sure once he is back from the injury he will be a big impact on the Pelicans team, since they have been struggling without him.
(Updated December 12) Zion Williamson, a New Orleans Pelicans basketball player, is still injured and the question is whether he will play this season.
Zion Williamson had surgery on his right foot this summer and that is why he did not play a second this season.
During the process of recovering from an accidental injury, Williamson also had problems with excess weight, and now new bad news is coming – his foot still hurts, so Zajon still can’t get on the floor.
It has been said that he will return around the New Year, but it seems that he will not play for some time due to injury, so the question is whether we will see him at all this season.
“As a result, the volume and intensity of his training will be reduced for an extended period to help allow for further bone healing.” statement. by Orleans Pelicans. (Updated December 12)
(Updated Nov. 28) We will soon see the New Orleans Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson on the floor again.
Zion had problems with his foot and missed the beginning of the season, more precisely the first quarter of NBA games.
“Athletic” reported on Friday night that Zion returned to basketball activities with a Pelicans team.
He trained individually, 3 on 3, and now he trains with the team again.
He is ready to return to the floor and play for the Pelicans again.
This will be Zion’s third season.
He played 24 games in the first and 61 games in the second.
Zion averages 25.7 points and 7 rebounds in his career on 60% of shots from the game.
Zion Williamson Stats NBA
- PPG 27.0
- RPG 7.2
- APG 3.7
- PIE 16.1
- HEIGHT 6’6″ (1.98m)
- WEIGHT 284lb (129kg)
- COUNTRY USA
- POSITION Power Forward
- TEAM New Orleans Pelicans
- LAST ATTENDED Duke
- AGE 21 years
- BIRTHDATE Jul 06, 2000
- DRAFT 2019 R1 Pick 1
- EXPERIENCE 2 years
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