Pelicans Rule Out Zion Williamson, CJ McCollum For Remainder Of Season

[RealGM Wiretap]

The New Orleans Pelicans announced that CJ McCollum and Zion Williamson will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season due to their respective injuries. The Pelicans currently have a 21-54 record.

McCollum, who was diagnosed with a right foot bone contusion after sustaining the injury on March 23 at Detroit, will continue his rehabilitation program which includes rest and treatment.

Williamson, who suffered a low back bone contusion as the result of a fall during the game on March 19 at Minnesota, will continue his recovery plan which includes rest and treatment.

 

Via RealGM Staff Report

[Vegeta10176]

Full tank mode activated..

[Cyclonus12]

Zion is hands down all-NBA caliber when healthy. But at this point, it's time to admit that he's just never going to be healthy consistently enough for sustained success. He can still play several more years in the league as a guy who sporadically has great performances and helps a team, but his constant injury issues are going to keep him from being the go-to guy a team relies on... which has raw the talent to be, and would have been already if he wasn't always hurt.

[basketballwacko2]

TANK!!

[basketballwacko2]

Zion is hands down all-NBA caliber when healthy. But at this point, it's time to admit that he's just never going to be healthy consistently enough for sustained success. He can still play several more years in the league as a guy who sporadically has great performances and helps a team, but his constant injury issues are going to keep him from being the go-to guy a team relies on... which has raw the talent to be, and would have been already if he wasn't always hurt.

They need to get him down to about 245lbs. Carrying so much weight is too hard on this body.

[Hans1984]

What else is new.

[hauntedcomputer]

Whoa, Zion logged 30 games this season!

This dude's career is certainly a third of the way over and probably halfway over. Sad/funny.

[Pickled Prunes]

Zion is hands down all-NBA caliber when healthy. But at this point, it's time to admit that he's just never going to be healthy consistently enough for sustained success. He can still play several more years in the league as a guy who sporadically has great performances and helps a team, but his constant injury issues are going to keep him from being the go-to guy a team relies on... which has raw the talent to be, and would have been already if he wasn't always hurt.

They need to get him down to about 245lbs. Carrying so much weight is too hard on this body.

This was an upper body injury resulting from a fall. Zion does need to keep his weight down to reduce the stress on his knees, but this had nothing to do with weight or his former lower body injuries. This is all about the tank. They have 7 games remaining and need to lose all of them. This is the NBA at it's finest hour!

[basketballwacko2]

Zion is hands down all-NBA caliber when healthy. But at this point, it's time to admit that he's just never going to be healthy consistently enough for sustained success. He can still play several more years in the league as a guy who sporadically has great performances and helps a team, but his constant injury issues are going to keep him from being the go-to guy a team relies on... which has raw the talent to be, and would have been already if he wasn't always hurt.

They need to get him down to about 245lbs. Carrying so much weight is too hard on this body.

This was an upper body injury resulting from a fall. Zion does need to keep his weight down to reduce the stress on his knees, but this had nothing to do with weight or his former lower body injuries. This is all about the tank. They have 7 games remaining and need to lose all of them. This is the NBA at it's finest hour!

Well the point was that he gets hurt a lot not this specific injury which may not be all that bad. It seems the Tank is in effect.