Zion Williamson was throwing down windmill dunks before Wednesday night’s play-in game between the Pelicans and Thunder. However, he wasn’t ready to actually suit up for his squad.
Williamson has been sidelined since Jan. 2 due to a hamstring strain. Interestingly, he recently told reporters that he feels fine physically.
CJ McCollum, on the other hand, revealed Wednesday that he’ll undergo thumb surgery now that New Orleans’ season is over.
During McCollum’s postgame press conference, he made some eye-opening comments about playing through pain.
“Throughout my career, I’ve always been the type of player to do whatever it takes to help the team. I could have took the easy way out, gotten surgery, sat out and watched. I’m not that type of person, I’m not that type of player,” McCollum said. “Even though it affected by performance some nights, I never made excuses. I just go compete and do the best that I can.”
Most basketball fans believe this was a shot at Williamson.
Shot fired with direct hit https://t.co/iUsXw1vJy1
— Jebus (@TunTun243) April 13, 2023
“DAMN wish zion wanted it like this,” one fan said.
DAMN wish zion wanted it like this https://t.co/DKYmECIzeO
— brycemcg???? (@bryce76127907) April 13, 2023
“Feel like everyone has coddled Zion and this was needed to be said by a vet in public,” a second fan tweeted.
Feel like everyone has coddled Zion and this was needed to be said by a vet in public https://t.co/lmZZqnxXuj
— WeBackOutside Chicharito (@StoneyHustle) April 13, 2023
Another fan wrote, “Yikes.”
Yikes https://t.co/zPbaZ7gUD5
— ethan (@ethan_v3) April 13, 2023
There’ll be plenty of questions surrounding the Pelicans this offseason. Almost all of them will be about Williamson’s health.
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