Zion Williamson has endured a number of setbacks in his recovery from a right foot fracture.
Zion Williamson’s recovery from a right foot injury has improved to the point where he’s been participating in controlled scrimmages with assistant coaches and players.
Williamson has not appeared in game this season and he’s been ruled out for the Pelicans’ Play-In game against the Spurs, though he stole the show during warmups. The former No. 1 pick looked as explosive as ever while throwing down 360-windmill dunk with relative ease.
Zion casually ripping down a 360 🆙 pic.twitter.com/JnhoU0bdjZ
— NBA (@NBA) April 14, 2022
Assuming the Pelicans advance to the playoffs, there’s no expectation he’ll take the floor — but he hasn’t been ruled out just yet.
Williamson broke the fifth metacarpal in his right foot during a preseason workout last summer. He averaged 27.0 points and 7.2 rebounds as an All Star in 2020-21.