Shams Charania: “Zion has been out since across the first week of November—I believe November eighth, November ninth. He’s nonetheless out, and it’s a couple of month later. He’s not near coming again. He’s not going to be again this week; he’s not going to be again subsequent week. The excellent news for the Pelicans, from what I’m advised, is that he did begin to get on the basketball court docket over the weekend. They have been in New York for a sport towards the Knicks on Sunday, so he obtained on the court docket for very, very mild exercise. That is going to be a gradual course of. It’s powerful for Zion as a result of he got here into the season within the lightest form he’s been since his rookie 12 months. He got here in nice form, and to have him damage already with a hamstring problem—a power downside for him over the previous few years—it’s unlucky.” -via YouTube / December 4, 2024