On January 6, Beijing time, the New Orleans Pelicans have announced that Zion Williamson has left the team for recovery treatment, the team has arranged transportation for him to leave New Orleans, he is still under the supervision of the team; according to espn name Warnaros, Zion is going to Portland for treatment.
The Pelicans will update Zion's injury report in the coming weeks.
Zion, 21, suffered a fracture of his right foot during last offseason, and due to poor bone healing, he received a left foot injection treatment in December last year, so his comeback was postponed indefinitely, with repeated injuries and many postponements, and his return was really far away.
In response to his injury, Zion himself issued a statement saying it was a very difficult process and still needed to recover before returning to the game, hoping to play for the team sooner rather than later; Zion also said that basketball means everything to me and thanked all those who supported me.
What is Zion's current injury? Pelicans vice president David Griffin said:
After receiving the latest test results last December, our medical team decided to reduce Zion's recovery workload and allow him to undergo only partial weight-bearing training. He will continue this process for some time to come. We also agreed with Zion that in order for him to get the best recovery results, Zion is currently in a state of departure for recovery training, which helps him to focus more on his rehabilitation work.
So far in his career, Zion has played a total of 85 games in two and a half years, averaging 25.7 points, 7 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 31.7 minutes per game; Zion is talented, helplessly injured and plagued by too many games, hoping that the fat tiger will heal soon, don't gain weight in the process of recovery, maybe only weight loss can save his career.
The Pelicans are currently in second-to-last place in the West with 13 wins and 25 losses.