Pelicans' Zion Williamson (hamstring strain) out indefinitely

ByABC News
November 9, 2024, 2:39 PM

New Orleans Pelicans star forward Zion Williamson has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain and is out indefinitely, the team announced Saturday.

Williamson is expected to miss several weeks, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

The Pelicans said medical imaging taken Saturday morning confirmed the injury.

Williamson suffered the injury in the second quarter of the Pelicans' loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, checking himself out of the game before returning to score 23 points in the second half. He then missed Friday's loss to the Orlando Magic.

Williamson's injury is the latest for a struggling Pelicans team that was missing six of its top eight scorers against the Magic and has lost seven of it's last eight games.

The Pelicans are off until Monday when the host the Brooklyn Nets.