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Zion Williamson will miss start of regular season due to knee injury

By Kevin Connelly

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 11: Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts after a game against the Utah Jazz at the Smoothie King Center on October 11, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 11: Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts after a game against the Utah Jazz at the Smoothie King Center on October 11, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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The former Duke Basketball star Zion Williamson will miss a portion of the regular season due to a right knee injury suffered in the preseason.

Zion Williamson‘s highly anticipated NBA debut will be on hold for a period of time as reports surfaced on Friday morning that the No. 1 overall pick will miss several weeks due to a knee injury.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Thursday that Williamson would miss the highly anticipated preseason matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and the New York Knicks with a sore knee.

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In the report, Woj said that Williamson would undergo more testing after not traveling to New York with the team.

The good news for the Pelicans is that it appears that Williamson avoided a serious injury that could potentially require surgery, but the team will seek multiple opinions the former Blue Devils knee.

This is not the first time Williamson had troubles with his right knee as it dates back to February 20 when he bursted through his shoe in the opening minutes against North Carolina.

Williamson did not return to game action until March 14 with what Duke was calling a ‘sprained knee’.

The knee issues followed Williamson to the NBA Summer League as he only played one half of a game with a ‘bruised knee’. The Pelicans said they were holding Williamson out of the Summer League as a precaution.

All three injuries have been involving Williamson’s right knee.

Zion Williamson has dominated the preseason, averaging 23.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.5 steals per game, while shooting 71.4% from the field. Williamson played in all four of the Pelicans preseason game.

ESPN reported that it is believed that Zion Williamson suffered the injury in the last preseason game the Spurs played on October 13 against the San Antonio Spurs. Williamson played 30 minutes in that game.

The New Orleans Pelicans will get its regular season underway on Tuesday, October 22 on the road against the Toronto Raptors at 8:00pm EST on TNT.

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