A monster 40-point performance by Zion Williamson ended in frustration as the Pelicans star left late in Tuesday's loss to the Lakers with a left leg injury.
With 3:13 left and the Pelicans attempting a furious comeback, Williamson's night was over, the frustrating result of a left leg injury.
Lakers coach Darvin Ham called a timeout, but as Williamson walked to the Pelicans' bench area, something was off. He briefly sat down, threw the towel and walked back into the tunnel ending his night.With Williamson out of the equation, the Pelicans couldn't hang on and the Lakers left the Smoothie King Center with a 110-106 victory and the No. 7 seed in the playoffs.on Friday night, but Williamson's status is unclear.
Williamson played in a career-high 71 games this season and was playing in his first non-regular season game of his young career. He missed the Pelicans' two play-in games in 2022 because of injury as well as their playoff series that year. He also sat out the team's play-in game last season because of an injury.
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