Zion Williamson won’t travel with the New Orleans Pelicans to New York for their preseason finale against the New York Knicks because he’s dealing with knee soreness, the team announced on Thursday. Williamson will undergo further testing on his knee this weekend at Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute in New Orleans.
Through four games in the preseason, Williamson has averaged a team-high 23.3 points per game on 71.4 percent shooting from the field. The 19-year-old is ranked fifth in points per game in the preseason.
Williamson has also averaged 6.5 assists, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
