Zion Williamson

Pelicans star Zion Williamson tweaked his ankle in a preseason game against the Heat. After the game, he said that...

After missing all of last season, Williamson has looked pretty solid in the Pelicans preseason. After missing a hefty chunk of his first few years in the NBA, any Zion Williamson injury will draw attention. “It was one of those things where it happened and I popped back up, like, ‘Yeah, I’m straight.’ Played a few minutes after that, it felt fine…We wanted to look at it, had a doc look at it, and he just said a little day-to-day soreness.”

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson injured his ankle and is designated as day-to-day for a return, coach Willie Green told reporters.

The Pelicans will host the Atlanta Hawks in their preseason finale at 8 p.m. They will battle the Brooklyn Nets in their season opener at 7:30 p.m. He left the game in the second quarter and did not return. He sustained the ankle injury when he drove to the basket 3:30 into the second quarter. It wasn't bad news from the doctor, so it's day-to-day." He will be day-to-day."

Any player looking to return to action after such a long stay on the injury list and picking up an injury can be concerning. That would be the case for Zion ...

Swiss Clint Capela with eight points, 15 rebounds, and four blocks, and Czech Vit Krejci with two points were in action for the [Hawks](https://www.eurohoops.net/basket/atlanta-hawks/?lang=en). For the losing side, French Evan Fournier and German Isaiah Hartenstein tallied eight and seven points, respectively. [Philadelphia 76ers](https://www.eurohoops.net/basket/philadelphia-76ers/?lang=en), 99-94, over the [Charlotte Hornets](https://www.eurohoops.net/basket/charlotte-hornets/?lang=en). [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.eurohoops.net/basket/los-angeles-lakers/?lang=en) lost, 118-113, to the [Minnesota Timberwolves](https://www.eurohoops.net/basket/minnesota-timberwolves/?lang=en). On the losing end, French Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot went for nine points. [Cleveland Cavaliers](https://www.eurohoops.net/basket/cleveland-cavaliers/?lang=en) defeated the [Atlanta Hawks](https://www.eurohoops.net/basket/atlanta-hawks/?lang=en), 105-99. Slovenian Vlatko Cancar chipped in 11 points. Due to right knee problems, Williamson did not play at all in the 2021-22 season and was limited to 85 games over his first two campaigns in the NBA. [Sacramento Kings](https://www.eurohoops.net/basket/sacramento-kings/?lang=en) edge the [Phoenix Suns](https://www.eurohoops.net/basket/phoenix-suns/?lang=en), 105-104. He was already up to 11 points, four assists, and two rebounds and 10:52. Williamson, 22, rolled his left ankle in the second quarter. That would be the case for Zion Williamson.

Zion Williamson has been listed as day-to-day after experiencing soreness in his left ankle after tweaking it on Wednesday against the Miami Heat.

[](https://www.slamonline.com/?s=CJ+McCollum) [CJ](https://www.slamonline.com/?s=CJ+McCollum) [McCollum](https://www.slamonline.com/?s=CJ+McCollum) has only played in two preseason games after Wednesday. [Brandon Ingram](https://www.slamonline.com/?s=Brandon+Ingram) recovers from left fifth toe soreness. [Zion Williamson](https://www.slamonline.com/?s=Zion+Williamson) is under the microscope after he experienced some soreness in his left ankle. Williamson tweaked his ankle after he planted his left foot trying to get into the lane around Heat center Dewayne Dedmon. The group hasn’t played together yet while

The New Orleans Pelicans lost their first preseason game last night against the Heat but all eyes were on Zion Williamson.

Williamson went down awkwardly in the second quarter and came up limping. Unfortunately, this is going to happen every time Zion goes down or lands awkwardly, as fans are understandably nervous about Zion’s health considering the team just inked him to a max extension and their chances of contending this season depend on him being on the court. The team has listed him as day-to-day and are downplaying any concerns that he is injured, which gave fans some relief this morning.

Pelicans coach Willie Green said Thursday that Williamson (ankle) "is doing fine" and his ankle is not expected to be a long-term problem, Will Guillory of ...

• However, Williamson is listed as day-to-day and not expected to miss the regular-season opener on Oct. Williamson exited Wednesday's preseason matchup with the Heat in the second quarter with an ankle injury.