The New Orleans Pelicans announced Thursday that their superstar, rookie Zion Williamson, has been authorized to leave the Orlando “bubble” for urgent family medical reason ». « He plans to join the team in Orlando at a later date. Added the press release.
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The vice president in charge of basketball operations David Griffin also supported this departure: “ We support Zion’s decision to leave campus to join his family. Out of respect for the Williamson family, we will not make any additional comments. »
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The 2019-2020 NBA season must resume on July 30, at 22 teams and under strict sanitary conditions to avoid any contamination with the coronavirus. In order to re-enter the Disney World Resort, where the teams were received, Zion Williamson will most likely have to produce several negative tests while observing a new period of confinement upon his return.
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Williamson was to be one of the headliners of the first game of the recovery since the New Orleans Pelicans will face the Utah Jazz of Rudy Gobert, first player tested positive in the NBA and who had therefore unwittingly stopped the regular season on 11 last March.
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