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Zion Williamson's stepdad expects Pelicans star to play before season's end

Zion Williamson has been rehabbing his fractured foot for what feels like five years now, but we could soon be finished with the endless progress updates and actually see him out on the court again.

Williamson's stepfather, Lee Anderson, said in a recent interview on "The Jordy Culotta Show" that he expects Zion to play before the season is over.

"I expect him to play. If you were to ask Zion, I'm sure he would probably say the same thing," Anderson said via ESPN. "But with just a couple of games left, with the magnitude of what's going on in New Orleans and the opportunity to qualify for the play-in game and possibly get into a seven-game series, that would be off the charts in the city of New Orleans.