New Orleans Pelicans ahead Zion Williamson was unavailable down the stretch of his crew’s residence loss to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. Williamson injured the center finger on his left hand late within the first half. The damage compelled the Pelicans All-Star ahead to depart the sport early.
Postgame, New Orleans head coach Willie Inexperienced confirmed the damage for Williamson. For his half, Williamson stated he’d have the damage checked out on Thursday.
“Earlier within the recreation, it acquired hit a number of instances. Once I went for the block on (Jalen) Suggs, I type of went with drive and banged it towards the backboard actually laborious,” Williamson stated.
The Pelicans, who’re nonetheless with out Brandon Ingram, have misplaced three consecutive video games to slide into seventh place within the Western Convention. That has New Orleans dealing with the potential of being part of the Play-In Event for a spot within the NBA Playoffs.
