?We Literally Cannot Catch a Break?: NBA Twitter Erupts Over ?Absurd? Zion Williamson Health News

On Monday night, the New Orleans Pelicans lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 120-111. However, with recent updates, the Pelicans may have lost something more significant. During the game, the 2021 NBA All-Star Zion Williamson was forced to exit early due to an injury. He played for 28 minutes, garnering 26 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. But his exit may have foreshadowed a longer one.

The Pelicans announced that they would be playing without their superstar Zion Williamson, for at least 3 weeks, owing to a right hamstring strain. The NBA world is in shambles. A fan wrote, “We literally cannot catch a break. This is just absurd“.

Zion Williamson succumbs to another problem

The franchise is on the third seed of the Western Conference, with a .622 winning percentage. They have a good record of 23-14. Zion Williamson himself has been averaging outstanding numbers. With an average of 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 4.6 assists, he has truly been an asset. Unfortunately, what he is not is consistent.

The NBA world responded to Zion’s health update. The young player has missed a chunk of games and has not had a perfect attendance record. Shams Charania of The Athletic broke the news.

According to Sports Illustrated, Zion missed the last season. “He has consistently dealt with injuries and has only played 114 regular-season games in his career“, they noted.

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Brandon Ingram has also been unavailable since the last week of November 2022. The Bleacher Report also stated that Zion Williamson was himself “sidelined this year with a hip contusion, right foot contusion, and other health and safety protocols“.

Zion speaks on his injuries

In an interview, the Pelican star said that the narrative around him affected him a lot. Many people trolled him for his weight, and his injury-prone history became fodder online.

Zion Williamson said the commentary was “nasty” as he went on to state how a lower-body injury “dictates” every other activity. He added, “For the world to critique me like that and all I was trying to do was make sure my foot was straight? It was a lot. I’m not going to lie to you ? It was a lot.”

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However, to the delight of the NBA fans, Zion has always kept his word about getting back on track when he does.