SALT LAKE CITY \u2013 Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has another potential injury to deal with after leaving New Orleans\u2019 game at Utah in the second quarter Saturday night.<\/p>\n
The Pelicans announced Williamson would not return due to an injury to his right ankle in a game New Orleans went on to win 115-105<\/a>.<\/p>\n Interim coach James Borrego said Williams \u201ctweaked the ankle,\u201d but didn’t have an immediate update on severity of the injury. \u201cHopefully, it’s nothing serious, and we’ll have him back out there very soon,\u201d Borrego said.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the latest setback for the oft-injured player<\/a> who had already missed 16 games this season due to various ailments. The game against Utah was the two-time All-Star\u2019s 35th straight \u2014 an NBA career-best for Williamson \u2014 dating to Dec. 11, after he sat out five games with a right hip adductor strain<\/a>.<\/p>\n Williamson had four points, two assists and a rebound in 11 minutes of playing time against Utah.<\/p>\n Selected by the Pelicans with the No. 1 pick in the 2019 draft out of Duke, Williams has been limited to playing just 258 of 543 potential regular-season games, and never more than 25 in a row before this most recent stretch. He also missed the entire 2021-22 season with a broken right foot.<\/p>\n The Pelicans\u2019 lineup was already depleted in playing without small forward Trey Murphy (right shoulder), center Yves Missi (left calf) and guard Dejounte Murray (reconditioning).<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n