On October 22, Beijing time, Pelicans officially announced that Zion Williamson underwent arthroscopic surgery for with a lateral meniscus tear on the right knee, and is expected to be absent for 6-8 weeks!
missed 6-8 weeks, which also means that Zion may miss about 20-30 games. According to statistics, only three No. 1 picks in the past 10 seasons missed more than 20 games in their rookie season, namely Fultz , Ben Simmons and Bennett.
Coincidentally, just at the beginning of this month, Bennett, who finally signed a non-guaranteed contract with Rockets during the offseason, said goodbye to Houston because of his left knee arthroscopy surgery, and it is very likely that he completely bid farewell to NBA.
At the same time, Fat Tigers also became the fourth No. 1 pick to miss the opening match in the past 25 seasons. The top three are Oden , Griffin and Ben Simmons. Apart from Simmons, the first two had knee problems at the time.
Pelicans coach Gentry said in an interview that Zion felt knee discomfort in the preseason on October 14 with Spurs . The team soon announced that Fat Tiger missed the last preseason game against Knicks due to soreness in his right knee.
The news at that time was that Zion did not suffer a major long-term injury. His right knee injury was not serious. The truce was only due to the Pelicans' protection for him and the decision made from long-term health considerations. No one expected that the meniscus tear ended up being torn...
This is the third time Zion has suffered a knee injury in 8 months, which directly led to his first surgery in his NBA career. The preseason averaged 23.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 breaks were indeed good, but the intensity of this game can’t stand it. What should I do with the regular season and playoffs ?
Still the same thing, a fat tiger with a height of 1.98 meters and a weight of 127 kilograms must lose weight! As his template, Bakley has long said: "Zion cannot play in the NBA like this, and the knees will be under tremendous pressure. ." Now even Nike is starting to worry about his weight and asks him to take this opportunity to lose weight.
Meniscus tear is one of the injuries players are most afraid of. Ross was reimbursed for consecutive seasons and never returned to the peak after recovering. Of course, Zion's injury is not as serious as Ross, but if he can recover at the latest of 8 weeks, he will have to miss about 30 games and will be reimbursed in 2019.
On October 22, Morant, the second-tier performer who was in the same class as Fat Tiger, tweeted, expressing his concern and blessings for the former. "Pray for my brother, you will be back soon and stronger than before!" On the latest odds list, he has surpassed Zion to become the number one hottest player for the best rookie!
It is not an exaggeration to say that Morant is the person who can understand Fat Tiger's mood the most. In early June, before the draft, Morant underwent microarrhoeasoscopy of his right knee. It was expected to fully recover in 3-4 weeks at the time, and he could even recover completely before the Casino Summer League on July 5.
But it turns out that Grizzlies and Morant dare not take this risk after a month. He missed the entire summer league until September 27th when the Grizzlies officially announced that Morant's right knee injury had fully recovered and would participate in all the training camp events. Look, it’s said it will be cured in 4 weeks, but in fact, I have been resting for more than 3 months!
so Zion is not urgent. The most important thing is to reduce weight during the postoperative recovery period, otherwise there will still be great potential for injury after recovery.
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