New Orleans fans have circled Oct. 20 on their calendar, as their team’s regular season opener vs. Philadelphia. A to-be-determined date in late October is also now an important one for the Pelicans.
Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin announced Thursday after practice that All-Star forward Zion Williamson is making progress to return from his offseason foot fracture, with doctors evaluating imaging in “two to two and a half weeks,” which is sometime around Halloween.
“Zion underwent imaging (Wednesday) on his right foot,” Griffin said. “(Doctors) who reviewed those images were very encouraged by the healing evidence there.