A day after Zion Williamson posted a short Instagram story of a between-the-legs dunk that went viral, local media was on hand to watch him throw down several jams in live 1-on-1 action after Wednesday’s Pelicans prac luka doncic jersey poster tice.
Zion Williamson going mildly hard after today’s Pelicans practice. pic.twitter.com/N4LbmeMJxy
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Zion Williamson and Corey Brewer playing 1-on-1 after today's practice pic.twitter.com/qjcQ45ji4k
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“He’s progressing in terms of his rehabilitation,“ Willie Green said after practice. “He can get on the floor, play a little 1-on-1, which he’s doing in a controlled environment. As far as the jumping and dunking, he can do a little bit of that, but we still have to mitchell and ness dallas mavericks be careful with how much he does just because he’s still going through the healing process.”
Green stated that Williamson was allowed to progress to the 1-on-1 phase of his rehab starting today. As far as whether fans will get a chance to see him before the 2021-22 season concludes for New Orleans, that remains an open question.
“We don’t know,” Green said. “As far as right now, the update is the update. Z is still out indefinitely. He i Kobe Bryant s still working towards being fully healthy, which he’s not, but he’s dallas mavericks shirt getting there. We’ll update you guys as we get to that point, if we get to that point.”
10 regular season games are left on the schedule. That dallas mavericks jersey ’s only a span of 18 days. And according the New Orleans head coach, Williamson isn’t fully recovered from breaking his fifth metatarsal in his right foot last summer.
So despite the surrounding Karl-Anthony Towns positivity witnessed over the last 24 hours, it remains difficult to envision Williamson appear NBA Western Conference Champs ing in a contest this s luka doncic jersey xl eason.
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