When the teams met, Pelicans forward Zion Williamson was just returning from a hamstring injury. Williamson scored 16 points on 5/15 shooting from the field in that game, his lowest point output since his injury.

Zion Williamson has played in just 13 games during the 2024–25 season after missing nearly two months of the campaign with an injury. The New Orleans Pelicans star has been burdened by injuries throughout his career in the NBA since being drafted in 2019, having played in just 197 of a possible 458 games and missing the entire 2021–22 season.

The Pelicans star was dominant on Wednesday night, scoring 29 points in 27 minutes of play. Williamson is still on a minutes restriction since returning from injury on January 7th. He told reporters after practice on Thursday that he feels healthy enough to play more, but he's listening to the doctors about easing his way back into form.

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson revealed that the team is keeping him from playing in back-to-back games this season. "Let me make this clear

Williamson (illness) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Celtics, Erin Summers of the Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network reports.

Pelicans’ superstar Zion Williamson has been one of their lone bright spots this season, especially after his return from injury. Of course, Zion was sidelined for over two months with a hamstring injury, but since returning he has been dominant.

The better he gets on that end, the easier it’ll be for New Orleans to reclaim the defensive identity that’s slipped away during this injury-riddled season. As always, the most important aspect of Williamson’s maturation is consistency and health. The better he is in those two areas, the quicker he can prove his two-way dominance is here to stay.

Let me make this clear to everybody out there. If I could play in the back-to-backs, I would. Physically? Yes, I can. But I work for

Oft-injured New Orleans Pelicans All-Star power forward Zion Williamson has landed on yet another injury report, this time ahead of a Friday meeting with the reigning champion Boston Celtics. That said,

Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray has been impressed with Zion Williamson's performance on the defensive end of the floor.

The New Orleans Pelicans don’t play back-to-back games again until Feb. 12 and 13 when they host the Sacramento Kings.