Zion Williamson’s injury status for Thunder vs Pelicans

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The struggling and shorthanded New Orleans Pelicans must face an incredibly tough Oklahoma City Thunder team.

The Pelicans are currently on a five-game losing streak with an overall record of over 3-8, good for the 14th seed in the Western Conference. Meanwhile, the Oklahoma City Thunder are fresh off an impressive win against the LA Clippers and are the second seed with a 9-2 overall record.

Unfortunately for the New Orleans Pelicans, they will have to face the Thunder without their best player. New Orleans has officially listed Zion Williamson as out with a left hamstring strain.

According to Shams Charania of ESPN, Williamson is expected to be out 4-6 weeks, which is devastating for the Pelicans.

Through six games this season, Zion averaged 22.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists on 5% shooting from the field. The numbers are actually down from his career average, despite Zion being in better shape this season.

When the season began, it felt like there was a ton of hope for the New Orleans Pelicans. The team had Zion in form, Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum and the new addition of Dejounte Murray. Unfortunately, the team has been hit by injuries during the first week of the season and now it just snowballs.

The New Orleans Pelicans face the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight at 4:30pm EST.

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