New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson out for at least a week with hamstring injury
THIS IS WDSU NEWS AT FOUR. WELL, THE PELICANS ARE WINLESS AND NOW DEALING WITH AN INJURY TO ZION WILLIAMSON. YOU JUST CAN’T MAKE THIS UP. AS IF THE FRANCHISE NEEDED ANY MORE BAD NEWS. HEADING INTO REALLY A MUST WIN SERIES OF GAMES. YEAH WE REALLY DON’T LIKE HEARING THIS. WDSU SPORTS ANCHOR SHARIEF ISHAQ JOINS US LIVE IN THE BLENDER TO TELL US ABOUT THE EXTENT OF ZION’S INJURY. IT FEELS LIKE GROUNDHOG DAY ALL OVER AGAIN. SHARIF. I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE I MAKE THAT REFERENCE ALL THE TIME. IT’S GROUNDHOG DAY. I HATE MAKING IT, BUT IT’S ALWAYS TRUE. IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING I SAY THAT IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING WITH THIS FRANCHISE. AND THIS TIME IT’S ZION WILLIAMSON. ONCE AGAIN, IT’S A LEFT HAMSTRING STRAIN, A GRADE ONE LEFT HAMSTRING STRAIN. AND HE’S GOING TO BE. I KNOW PEOPLE HATE THIS WORD. REEVALUATE IT IN 7 TO 10 DAYS. LET’S CHECK OUT SOME VIDEO FROM ZION WILLIAMSON. THIS YEAR. HE’S AVERAGING ABOUT 23 POINTS, SEVEN REBOUNDS AND FOUR AND A HALF ASSISTS PER GAME IN FIVE GAMES THIS SEASON. NOW, THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME ZION HAS HAD A HAMSTRING ISSUE. BACK IN 2020 4TH APRIL OF 2024, IN THE PLAY IN GAME AGAINST THE LAKERS, HE HURT HIS LEFT HAMSTRING THAT KNOCKED HIM OUT FOR THE PLAY IN AND THE PLAYOFF RUN AGAINST THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER. THEN, BACK IN JANUARY OF 2023, HE HURT HIS RIGHT HAMSTRING AND HE WAS OUT FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON. SO IT HAS BEEN BAD LUCK LIKE USUAL FOR ZION WILLIAMSON IN THIS TEAM WHEN IT COMES TO HIS INJURY HISTORY. WE’LL SEE HOW LONG IT WILL KNOCK HIM OUT. 7 TO 10 DAYS BEING REEVALUATED. YOU HOPE THAT HE’S BACK ON THE COURT MUCH QUICKER THAN MAYBE 2 OR 3 WEEKS, BECAUSE THIS TEAM HAS NO WINS, DESPERATELY NEEDS THEM. ALL RIGHT. LET’S TALK ABOUT THE SEASON ITSELF. IT HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE DISASTER AT ZERO AND SIX. I MEAN THAT’S BEING NICE. THINGS HAVE NOT BEEN GREAT FOR THE PELICANS ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAST WEEK WHERE THEY’VE LOST GAMES BY 32 POINTS 34 POINTS. AND ON A BUZZER BEATER BY KAWHI LEONARD IN LA AGAINST THE CLIPPERS, THEN LOST BY 31 AGAINST THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER ON SUNDAY. AND TREY MURPHY SAYS HEY LOOK THEY HAVE TO JUST HOLD THAT ROPE WHEN IT COMES TO THIS MARATHON OF A SEASON. PROFESSIONALS. WE’RE SUPPOSED TO DO OUR JOB. SO OUR JOB IS TO GO PLAY BASKETBALL. IT’S THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES. WE HAVE TO GO DO THAT. AND I THINK THAT WE HAVEN’T BEEN DOING THAT AS A TEAM, AND WE JUST HAVE TO GET BACK ON TRACK WITH THAT AND FIGURE THAT OUT OURSELVES. I MEAN, ME, MYSELF. I HAVE TO BE A BETTER LEADER. I HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, GET MY GUYS READY TO PLAY. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE MOTIVATED AND THEY ARE FIRED UP TO PLAY THE GAME. AND I COULD DO A LOT BETTER JOB OF THAT. AND I THINK IT’S JUST WITHIN US. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE’RE BASKETBALL PLAYERS AND WE WANT TO COMPETE. WE WANT TO WIN AS WE FIND FIND IT WITHIN OURSELVES TO GO WIN GAMES. YES, DESPERATELY AND DESPERATELY NEED TO WIN A GAME IN A BIG TIME WAY BECAUSE NOW THEY’RE OFF TO THEIR WORST START SINCE THE 2016 2017 SEASON. WHEN THEY STARTED THAT SEASON. OH, AND EIGHT AND MAYBE DERRICK QUEEN, THE ROOKIE FROM MARYLAND, WILL STEP UP BIG TIME TONIGHT SINC
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson out for at least a week with hamstring injury
Updated: 4:38 PM CST Nov 4, 2025
The Pelicans have announced that Zion Williamson has been diagnosed with another injury. Williamson was diagnosed Tuesday with a grade one left hamstring strain. He will be out for at least seven to ten days before being re-evaluated, according to the Pelicans. He just came off a foot injury that caused him to miss a game last week. Through five games, Williamson has averaged 22.8 points.The Pelicans are 0-6, their worst start since 2016. Throughout his career, Williamson has dealt with a right knee sprain, torn right meniscus, fractured right foot, right knee soreness, hamstring injury, foot injury and thumb injury, ankle injury, and back injury. The Pelicans play the Charlotte Hornets Tuesday night in the Smoothie King Center.
The Pelicans have announced that Zion Williamson has been diagnosed with another injury.
Williamson was diagnosed Tuesday with a grade one left hamstring strain.
He will be out for at least seven to ten days before being re-evaluated, according to the Pelicans.
He just came off a foot injury that caused him to miss a game last week.
Through five games, Williamson has averaged 22.8 points.
The Pelicans are 0-6, their worst start since 2016.
Throughout his career, Williamson has dealt with a right knee sprain, torn right meniscus, fractured right foot, right knee soreness, hamstring injury, foot injury and thumb injury, ankle injury, and back injury.
The Pelicans play the Charlotte Hornets Tuesday night in the Smoothie King Center.