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David Griffin said that Zion Williamson will be held out of back-to-back games when he returns from injury.

"He very likely will not be asked to take the pounding of back-to-backs initially. There will be a sort of ramp-up for him to getting back to where you would call him full strength, but he's certainly going to be playing, and we're trying to win basketball games," said Griffin during a team broadcast.

It has been a little over six weeks since Williamson had surgery on a miniscus tear in his knee. 

Williamson has returned to doing on-court work, including light walk-throughs with the team, a source told Andrew Lopez of ESPN.

Via Andrew Lopez/ESPN

already eyeing load management before the kid even gets on the court? NBA needs to just do away with b2b's but zion should be going 100% when he returns...these guys are basketball players and unless you have a chronic knee issue i don't want to hear it. and even then

Zombiesonics wrote:already eyeing load management before the kid even gets on the court? NBA needs to just do away with b2b's but zion should be going 100% when he returns...these guys are basketball players and unless you have a chronic knee issue i don't want to hear it. and even then

Why on earth would you ask a player to go 100 percent after Knee surgery? A Rookie at that. That's how you develop....chronic knee issues.

DimesandKnicks wrote:

Zombiesonics wrote:already eyeing load management before the kid even gets on the court? NBA needs to just do away with b2b's but zion should be going 100% when he returns...these guys are basketball players and unless you have a chronic knee issue i don't want to hear it. and even then

Why on earth would you ask a player to go 100 percent after Knee surgery? A Rookie at that. That's how you develop....chronic knee issues.

Just sit him out the year then play next season @ 100%. I see no reason why he is even being rushed back honestly... I anticipate zion being load managed for some time.

BUST!!!