Shams Charania of the Athletic is reporting that #1 pick Zion Williamson has underwent arthroscopic surgery for a torn meniscus in his right knee. First reports are saying Zion will be sidelined for 6-8 weeks.
This comes as a huge surprise to NBA Twitter. Zion Williamson was sitting out the end of preseason and the Pelicans training staff were calling his reason “right knee soreness”. Sounds like they were downplaying the injury to the media and things are much more serious. Definitely not a good look for Williamson or the training staff when people were already saying that Zion’s playing weight was too high and he should slim down.
Hopefully Zion’s surgery went well and his recovery goes as planned. The Pelicans have a few primetime games coming up at the start of the season and Zion Williamson was the main reason for that. Flip the pages to see NBA Twitter’s reaction to the news.