We have still yet to see Zion Williamson play a minute of regular season basketball for the Pelicans after having surgery on a torn right lateral meniscus.
But it seems like we’re inching closer to Williamson’s debut, finally. The Pelicans tweeted a video of their number one pick at practice just shooting the ball around a bit.
Lonzo Ball made sure to give him a warm welcome back with a block on one of his jump shots. The ultimate troll. A quasi “welcome to the league, rook” moment — at least until he gets back on the basketball court for the real thing.
It’s still unclear when he’s coming back. The Pelicans initially ruled him out for six to eight weeks following surgery after October 22. It’s been a full eight weeks without Williamson in a Pelicans jersey, but he’s still not ready to play.
A couple of weeks ago it was reported that Williamson’s return would definitely come outside of that initial window, but it seems that things might be a little closer than we think.
That’s not strenuous activity by any means and he’s still probably a ways away from a return, but it’s still a good sign seeing him back on the basketball court. Hopefully, we won’t have to wait too much longer.
