Pelicans star Zion Williamson has been cleared to practice and participate in full team activities, the team announced (Twitter link). The club also stated that Williamson played full court 4-on-4 today.
Zion, an All-Star last season, has been recovering from a broken right foot which required surgery over the summer. He played 1-on-1 and 3-on-3 earlier this week, but was awaiting medical clearance on foot scans before being able to practice fully.
There is still no timetable for his return to games, but being cleared to participate in full is a good sign that he’ll be able to build up his stamina over the coming weeks.
Andrew Lopez of ESPN tweets that based on the team’s schedule, Zion should participate in his first full practice on December 2.
Although there’s no firm timetable for a return to games, Christian Clark of NOLA.com speculates that Williamson could make his season debut at some point in December.
The Pelicans have struggled mightily in his absence — they sit with a 4-16 record through 20 games, ahead of only the 2-16 Rockets in the West.
Zion Williamsons done, another Greg Oden type career.
Greg Oden made an all star team or the all rookie team?
I wonder how long it will take for him to be cleared to get injured again.
If you look at the history of tall and large men with injury histories in the NBA … you’d have to be extremely bullish to think this guy makes it past 30, if that.
Having said that, a team will give him a max ext.
Just keep him away from the buffet line or he’ll turn into the next Glen “Big baby” Davis
Big Baby played in 500+ games over 9 years so Zion has a ways to go before he achieves Big Baby status.
@Buckman… Who cares about played games, right now Zion could retire & be light years better than Big Baby!
No one cares about quantity, is all about quality… & very few can compete with Zion in that department!
I agree!
Andrew Bynum had one really good season, and for that reason I consider him on par with the greatest centers of all time!
He was integral to winning a chip so hes ahead of a lot in that respect. Some guys never actually played in meaningful games.
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