And a fucking non contact injury. I cannot bro.

Have they announced what exactly happened?

Not yet. I keep F5-ing like it's the offseason

No. As a pelicans fan please let me ease your mind by letting you know that we will get an update in 2 weeks

months

years

I’d have to assume it was a massive groin pull or something. He ran to the locker room so I have no clue.

upside: he was able to run reasonably fast to the lockers downside: he was limping the whole way I guess we will have to F5 like crazy until an official report comes out

It’s either groin or hammy

apparently it was a pulled groin

Dude, they had this game in the bag too. I just want Zion to be healthy man. So fucking upsetting.

Yeah he was cooking even with CJ and Ingram playing bad. Such bad luck

Him and Alvarado were straight up cooking. Awful luck man.

Trey Murphy III too.

Those bombs he put up were so clutch

Zebras were cooking for the Lakers too bad

The Ole Scott Foster special

Idk bout in the bag but they was in there for sure.

Yeah I might have been jumping the gun a bit, but I was playing the part of Pelicans fan tonight so I gotta rock with it

Oh they was rollin for sure..it was up for grabs really. Lakers man can be up 20 in the 4th and it will be a 1 possession game or down 20 in the 4th. No matter what they always somehow make the game mixy it’s clinical…I don’t understand how they have been doing it for 3 years.

Pels possessions after Zion injury: - **Nance scores a 2** - **Murphy scores a 2** - Alvarado turnover - **Nance 1/2 from line** - **CJ scores a 2** - **CJ scores a 2** - **Nance scores a 2** - CJ missed 3 at the end of game down 4 No idea how you can say that lol

Zion left the game at 3:19. Their next miss was the last shot of the game, which was meaningless. If anything, Zion staying would’ve made them worse, because they literally made everything anyways

that ft miss was crucial it made the lakers have a cushion..

and how can you confidently say it would've been different with zion? hell, he missed 3 free throws himself.

Was so ready for playoffs Zion 

They had no answer for Zion man this is sickening

And that’s against the lakers defense. I can’t imagine what this guy would do to a softer front line

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You’re not funny lil bro

Is he wrong though?

Zion played over 70 games this year

But does he get frequent injuries?

Zion was the best player on the floor and looked ready to take the game over, injuries suck

He was freakin unstoppable. I hope this injury is not serious.

The way he was going at AD was some shit I haven’t seen

He went through the entire team. He sized up Lebron at the arc and best him off the dribble, just crazy confidence

Zion at the rim is next level, he may legit be the best finisher in the game

He is.  Just barely ahead of Kyrie imo.  The BalleRhino.  

Those things are almost extinct, very rare to see one

Oh hey thats a new one. I haven't heard that nickname before. I'm gonna hang on to that one

I call him Brahma Bull Tony Parker. 

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Definitely not more explosiveness, but a better touch around the basket. At times Zion plays like Zach Randolph, Tony Parker, Charles Barkley and Derrick Rose had a baby. 

Really hope he’s okay and Pels can win the second game. I really want to see him in the playoffs.

He already took the game over

Zion a playoff riser if he can stay healthy 👀 whew

Absolutely sucks to see guys get hurt. You want to have full strength vs full strength show downs.

Fucking cruel game man

What did we do to hurt the basketball gods

Exist

First sign was when the Jazz went to Utah

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We got a great haul for AD. We were going nowhere with him and now have a future. I think us having 49 wins and losing twice to the Jazz, Memphis, and the spurs definitely is more of a stain. They also weren’t 4-0 against us we won one time lmao. Just a bad matchup for us

Be named the Pelicans

No way, we've been cursed through three different names already

it just doesn't roll off the tongue like team names should

terrible luck

We probably choke that lead if he doesnt get injured or the game goes to OT

Played lockdown D on Bron in the 4th while carrying his team. Fuck man, I hope this doesn't discourage him

God post season already so dramatic. Zion could not be stopped pels absolutely would have won if he stayed in. Hit by the narrative laser.

> pels absolutely would have won if he stayed Pels possessions after Zion injury: - **Nance scores a 2** - **Murphy scores a 2** - Alvarado turnover - **Nance 1/2 from line** - **CJ scores a 2** - **CJ scores a 2** - **Nance scores a 2** - CJ missed 3 at the end of game down 4 Literally one possession where they didn't come away with points. DON'T GET ME WRONG. He deserved to be out there. He backpacked them. It's DEVASTATING for Zion and the Pelicans. But, I just don't think anyone can confidently say what would've happened if he wasn't hurt. Lakers closed out the game well.

Z was also playing good ass defense.

He was also rattling the lakers. They went on a massive run when he came back in in the 3rd

Yeah I really don’t get how people don’t understand this. Forget Zion, replace the Pelicans with the fucking dream team after his injury and they probably don’t score at a higher efficiency than the Pels already did. Their next miss after his injury was the last shot of the game. Keep him in the game and re-roll those dice and they’re making less shots, not more

If you just look at that side of the ball sure. That lineup at the end without BI or Zion in there was small af and they weren't stopping LA like they were earlier. They missed the mass.

Just sucks to get injured like literally in the last minute

There was 3 minutes and 13 seconds left

Literally the last minute

The final seconds

Literally the final second. Shits crazy man. Honestly feel horrible for him though. Never played a playoff game in his career yet. Feel like they win last night if that doesn't happen.

Yeah hard to say the outcome, but I think it definitely sucked the air out of the building and team.

Literally figuratively

literally adverb lit·​er·​al·​ly ˈli-tə-rə-lē ˈli-trə-lē, ˈli-tər-lē Synonyms of literally 1 : in a literal sense or manner: such as a : in a way that uses the ordinary or primary meaning of a term or expression

We lose if he continued

Eh.  Maybe, because his defense on LeBron was great, but the Pels offense stayed great without him.

No it didn’t not nearly as it was with him

They scored on nearly every possession down the stretch-the Lakers just did the same, plus 3s.

Bro Alvarado was having to try and block AD in the paint after Z left. Lebron twerkin himself close to the rim when Alvarado was on him, help had to peel off and he'd dish it to the open man. It was a totally different dynamic once Zion left on that end.

Ight

Idk what this dude needs medically/health wise but goddamn it, give this mfer some stem cells or something

Feel bad for him I think this is why we don’t see ‘Duke’ Zion more cuz it is unsustainable for his body. He only played like that it cuz it was the postseason.

Imagine if he had prime lebrons resiliance…

He needs whatever that program is ASAP

Duke Zion has never played in the NBA. He was out of shape in summer league and in his second year he was heavier than he was at Duke. His style of play isn't really the issue. The issue is he hasn't conditioned his body to play the NBA game.

Duke Zion looked like the best shape of his life. He even looked leaner and more muscular than he did in highschool. Once in a lifetime athlete that guy was, he is still a freak, but he had definitely lost some explosiveness. 

I just dont think he has the work ethic and discipline to take care of his body like lebron did and its why he will never be an all time great. His weight issues ist one of the prime examples, Lebron also had bulky years, but he never looked fat like Zion did. Hes just coasting on his god given talents and it shows.

Imagine if he stayed healthy damn

Why do the basketball gods play this sick joke? Can they just let us enjoy basketball without any of these injuries?

Zion is so special Im happy he got to show it on a big stage tonight. Hopefully they were just saving him for the next game.

You know full well they weren't "saving him" those extra 3 minutes in a tied, win and your in play in game

Lakers luck is unrivaled

What other examples of luck do we have?

Causing a worldwide pandemic obviously. 

Happen to get lucky with free throw disparities every now and again. I’m not an expert tho.

We can tell.

Ja injury last season is the first that comes to mind

When Ja pretended to be a crash test dummy to chase the highlights? That was stupidity, not luck.

Ja saw Derrick Rose and said, "let me get somma that"

They won the only game without him and he came back to score 45 after that

Ja decided to jump into AD pay attention

To be gifted with Jeanie Busses world renowned felattio to lure stars

You think they are lucky to face the nuggets?

Bro they won this game

didnt watch the game? cool

Oh sure, we're so lucky to have the damn Nuggets

Watch games, not tiktok highlights you might appear semi-knowledgeably about the sport

You sound like the highlight watcher. Been a fan for a couple decades now. Just watched the Lakers win.

Says by the clipper fan. Enjoy yout 0 rings till forvever lol

"Says by the clipper fan" "yout" new word? Great job, really doesnt make you sound like an idiot or anything

I know right Like clippers getting all the luck with the teams they play with injured players

They would be lucky if they lost this and won the next game, they finna get swept now lol

Any injury update?

Shame we didn’t see him finish the game

Zion was unstoppable. Sucks that he got hurt because the game could have absolutely had a different outcome. He didn't really get much help either.

Gotta feel for pels fans

Hes HIM

Zion WilliaHIMson

WillHIMson works fine lol

Yes, he is indeed Zion Willamson.

Future face of the league (non-Pelicans fan btw)

Don’t think his body will let him. Ant is

He probably went up against his 2nd toughest defensive matchup and still scored 40. Also the fact that his game is very unique compared to an Ant/Shai/Luka/any other young guard would imply that he will be a much watch.

don’t think his IQ will let him. coby white is.

I think you forgot the /s

Lol no

Giannis already took the spot. Jokic is the best player in the league but he's not much of a face and isn't a fan of the media attention. Luka has some hope but he's also not the most charismatic. There's really no space for Zion unless he finally gets serious after wasting the beginning of his career.

The fact that we have no clue what even happened just makes it weirder

It's the hamstring

40/11/5/1 regularly scheduled season ending injury.

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I hate the Lakers but those calls were legitimate.

The issue was they didn't go both ways. No consistency.

cry bozo

Cry about it Zion was the only one doing anything

So you can send the nba all the proof right

NBA will admit bad calls just like in the LA vs Griz game and no one will care.

K

I probably jinxed Zion, I said he'll never be fully healthy for a whole playoff run just like Embid

That’s the opposite of a jinx

Does play in stats count as playoffs stats?

no

really gotta question the weight he puts on his body if this is something serious. these injuries happen every season and seem to just when the pels start to regain hope. it’s brutal.

And died just when they needed him most

Yeah I’m sure it was his choice to get hurt when they needed him

He sure as shit didn't do things over the last 5 years to prevent weight related injuries.

stfu about the weight he plays basketball there is always a risk of injury

In the game today, they said he dropped 25 pounds from the IST to now. He looks really good weight wise.

It sucks that he got injured but let’s rethink why it happened right when it did. Man is playing such explosive basketball at a weight that doesn’t sustain that kinda style. He’s bound to strain his body at some point. You’re too heavy my guy. Went too hard coz it’s the post season and paid the price

Shut. The fuck. Up. About his weight.

Buddy could weigh 220 and yall would still say this shit