New Orleans Pelicans suspend Zion Williamson for violation of team policy
The New Orleans Pelicans have officially suspended superstar Zion Williamson, according to Shams Charania. The reason for the suspension is a violation of team policies, according to the tweet. Charania followed it up by saying Williamson was late for Thursday’s team flight to Philadelphia, which led to the suspension for Friday night’s game.
Williamson has once again dealt with injuries this season, but when healthy he’s stuffed the stat sheet with 22.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game. He’s been dealing with a left hamstring strain.
Outside of LeBron James, Zion Williamson entered the NBA with more hype surrounding him than any NBA player in history. Rim-rattling dunks, superstar ability and a frame fit for an NFL running back made him one of the most intriguing prospects of all time. Jubilation was the feeling in New Orleans when they won the Williamson lottery.
However, he’s placed plenty of questions, criticism, and more over the years.
Nevertheless, Williamson has proved worthy of the No. 1 selection when on the court. In his first two seasons in the NBA, the former Duke star averaged 25.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. However, staying healthy has been a problem for the superstar.
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The Pelicans traded away Anthony Davis with hopes that the former Duke star could fill the void. It looked like shrewd move at first, but now Williamson has to hold up his end of the bargain.
In college, Williamson guided the Duke Blue Devils to an Elite Eight appearance against the Michigan State Spartans, where they lost 68-67. The South Carolina native still stuffed the stat sheet with 24 points and 14 rebounds. During his 33 appearances his freshman season, he stuffed the stat box with 22.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.8 steals, and 1.8 blocks per game. He also joined Anthony Davis and Kevin Durant as one of the only freshmen in history to collect 500 points, 50 steals, and 50 blocks in a season.
On3’s Steve Samra also contributed to this article.