Once again, Zion Williamson is injured. This time, the team announced, he's dealing with a grade 2 right hip adductor strain. According to ESPN , he will be re-evaluated in three weeks. Where Williamson is concerned, these early timelines tend not to be especially helpful. He might be out three weeks. He might be out three months.

There was a time in which the Pelicans could do little but hope for the former. You make allowances for No. 1 overall picks. Williamson is a genuine All-NBA talent. Even this season, despite the injuries, only Giannis Antetokounmpo is scoring more points in the paint per game than he is. There's a superstar in there. The Pelicans have spent seven years trying to find it. But we may finally have reached a breaking point here.

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