Zion Williams was balling out on Tuesday night as he did everything he could to carry the New Orleans Pelicans to a victory against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. Unfortunately, the 23-year-old was forced to exit the game with just three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter with a mysterious injury.
Williamson was on absolute fire and was already up to 40 points at that point in the game, so you just know it wasn’t a simple injury that forced him back to the locker room with New Orleans’ season hanging in the balance.
Without Zion, the Pelicans fell to the Lakers in an extremely tight encounter, 110-106.
New Orleans Pelicans News: Zion Williamson Suffered ‘Leg Soreness’
Pelicans head coach Willie Green spoke to reporters after the loss and unsurprisingly, most of the attention was on Zion’s injury. According to Green, the initial diagnosis is a sore leg:
“Willie Green says it’s left leg soreness for Zion Williamson and he will get imaging done tomorrow,” reported Andrew Lopez of ESPN.
This is a developing story and will be updated shortly.
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