UPDATE: Zion Williamson's Current Injury Status For Pelicans-Bucks Game
UPDATE: Zion Williamson is available.
On Saturday evening, the New Orleans Pelicans will face off against Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks in Wisconsin.
For the game, the Pelicans could be without one of their best players, as 2021 NBA All-Star Zion Williamson is on the injury report.
The former Duke star missed the team's last game, so this would be his second straight out of the lineup (if he doesn't play).
Via The New Orleans Pelicans: "Zion (Left Foot Bone Contusion) is questionable for tonight’s game"
Williamson has played in 36 games and is averaging 21.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists per contest while shooting 58.9% from the field and 40.0% from the three-point range.
The Pelicans are the seventh seed in the Western Conference with a 26-19 record in their first 45 games.
They are 5-5 over their last ten games and most recently lost to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder (at home) by a score of 107-83.
Following Saturday's showdown with the Bucks, the Pelicans will face off against Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics on Monday evening in Massachusetts.
As for the Bucks, they are the second seed in the Eastern Conference with a 31-14 record in their first 45 games.
They are 6-4 over their last ten games and most recently lost to Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers (at home) by a score of 112-100.
Following the Pelicans, the Bucks will travel to Colorado to face off against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Monday evening.
