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Zion Williamson's Injury Status for Lakers-Pelicans

The New Orleans Pelicans have announced their injury report vs. the Los Angeles Lakers.

Joey Linn

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) and New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) fight for position during the second half at Smoothie King Center.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) and New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) fight for position during the second half at Smoothie King Center. / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
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The New Orleans Pelicans are hosting the Los Angeles Lakers at Smoothie King Center on Saturday night. One of the hottest teams in basketball right now, the Lakers have won four-straight games to improve their overall record to 8-4 on the NBA season.

The story is much different for the Pelicans, who picked up a win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday, but had previously lost their last six games. These struggles for New Orleans have been due to injuries, as Zion Williamson, Dejounte Murray, Herb Jones, CJ McCollum, and other key contributors have all been missing time. 

Ahead of this game against Los Angeles, New Orleans has revealed its injury report, and Williamson remains out with a left hamstring strain. 

Williamson is joined on the injury report by Murray, McCollum, Jones, Jose Alvarado, Jordan Hawkins, and Trey Murphy. As for Los Angeles, it is expected to have the star duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis available, as Davis is listed as probable on the injury report and James is not listed at all.

Injuries have the Pelicans currently at the bottom of the Western Conference standings, just percentage points above the 15th seed Utah Jazz. This is not where they expected to be when acquiring Murray in the off-season, but that is the current reality for the Pelicans.

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JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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