The New Orleans Pelicans have announced that Zion Williamson's NBA regular season debut will happen on January 22nd against the San Antonio Spurs.
Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin says anybody who was guessing before about when Williamson was going to play wasn’t getting it from anybody who actually knew anything:
David Griffin said he, the medical staff and Zion got together this morning and decided on a Jan. 22 return date. "Anybody who was guessing before wasn’t getting it from anybody who actually knew."
— Christian Clark (@cclark_13) January 15, 2020
In his lone season at Duke, Zion Williamson put on an absolute show. The forward averaged 22.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game while shooting 68.0 percent from the field, 33.8 percent from beyond the arc and 64.0 percent from the free-throw line.
The meniscus surgery Williamson underwent is unknown, although most experts believe it was a meniscectomy rather than a true repair since the initial estimated timeline of recovery was six-to-eight weeks.
Williamson focused on refining his eating habits during his rehab. Throughout the season, Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry and Griffin have said that Williamson hasn’t suffered any setbacks in his rehab.
The Pelicans have fully anticipated that Williamson would play this season despite all the reports which said he wouldn't. The Pelicans are 15-26 on the season. Williamson is the new face of the Pelicans in the post-Anthony Davis era. Zion’s knee surgery wasn’t how anyone in New Orleans wanted to see his NBA career begin.
However, his health is very important and everyone in The Big Easy just wants Williamson to be healthy for the long haul.
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