The news fell last night, Zion Williamson will play its first regular season game on Thursday January 22 against the Spurs, 13 weeks after his right knee meniscus surgery on October 21.
“Everything went very well. We learned a lot about him. We have gotten to the point where we think as much as he does that he is ready. »David Griffin
Initially announced absent between 6 and 8 weeks, the n ° 1 of the draft was logically very protected by its frankness, which nevertheless never thought of delaying its debuts to next season.
“No, and he never considered it either. The nature of the injury did not warrant it. The players who had to go through there suffered far more injuries. Blake Griffin for example, a broken knee, this is a different problem. From the start Zion knew he could play and wanted to play. He wasn’t really happy that he hadn’t played yet, but we never doubted that he could play.
In 4 preseason games, Williamson had shot 23.3 points at 71.4%.
“Yesterday he did the best job I’ve seen him do so far, it was better than in the preseason. We have a feeling that he will be a stronger, better version of himself. And in better health. »David Griffin
The vice president of basketball operations has said that Williamson will not be “too severely restricted” but will be assessed on a daily basis. The good news is that New Orleans does not have back-to-backs until March 3 and 4.
via ESPN
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