The words that not a single living basketball fan wanted to hear or read — New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is listed as out with right knee soreness for the team’s final preseason game against the Knicks. He did not travel with the team to New York today and remained in New Orleans to undergo further testing and evaluation at Ochsner Sports Medicine — were immediately heard round the world.
For those speculating, it’s wise to not jump to any conclusions, but at the same time, it’s completely safe to say that this isn’t some routine day of rest for the first overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft.