Injury updates: Zion Williamson out at least two more weeks, Clippers Mann to have finger surgery, more

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Wednesday saw a rash of injury updates around the NBA, here’s an update on some of the more notable ones. The best way to keep up with all the latest injuries and other news around the league is on the NBC Sports Rotoworld NBA page.

Zion Williamson to be re-evaluated in two more weeks

Zion may be way too good to be in the play-in tournament every year, but he has to get on the court to prove that. Zion has been out since Nov. 11 with a strained left hamstring and the Pelicans announced he is “progressing well through rehabilitation and will be re-examined in approximately two weeks.” That timeline would have Williamson out until about the far edge of the 6-8 week timeline announced when he first went out with the hamstring strain. The sense from league sources speaking to NBC Sports is to expect Williamson to be out longer than just two more weeks, that the word “indefinitely” may be the more accurate timeline.

In the six games he has played this season, Williamson has averaged 22.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists a night. That said, don’t expect the Pelicans to try to waive Williamson and get out of the final three years of his contract, reports Shams Charania of ESPN. Williamson has a unique contract that could allow New Orleans to waive Williamson for a fraction of the $126.5 million still on his contract, although that depends on if Zion met weight clauses in the contract. The Pelicans aren’t even thinking about that, Charania reports.

Pelicans’ Jose Alvarado to be re-evaluated in two weeks

It’s not just Zion who is out in New Orleans, there is a lengthy injury report. Among those on the list, the Pelicans say fan-favorite guard Jose Alvarado is out with a left hamstring strain and is “progressing well through rehabilitation and will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks.”

Kevin Durant out at least one week with sprained ankle

Phoenix is 1-6 this season when Kevin Durant is out, but he’s going to miss at least a week after spraining his ankle against the Spurs on Tuesday night. For more details, read NBC Sports full story on the Durant injury.

Clippers’ Terance Mann to undergo finger surgery

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Publish date : 2024-12-05 03:50:00

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