Pelicans star rookie Zion Williamson is back at Disney World a week after attending to a family emergency, the team announced Friday evening.
Pelicans star rookie Zion Williamson has returned to the NBA bubble, the team announced Friday evening.
Williamson is back at Disney World after leaving on July 16. The team announced last week that he left due to a family emergency. Other details of the absence remain unclear.
"We fully support Zion's decision to leave the NBA campus to be with his family," David Griffin, the Pelicans' executive vice resident of basketball operations, said in a statement when Williamson left. "Out of respect for the Williamson family, we will have no further comment at this time."
The team announced Friday that Williamson was tested daily for COVID-19 while away from the team and produced negative results on all of his tests.
According to NBA protocol, Williamson is required to quarantine immediately. Per protocol, he could be in quarantine for as little as two to four days upon his return as a result of receiving daily tests.
Williamson and the Pelicans arrived at the Walt Disney World Resort on July 8.
He missed the start of the 2019-20 season after undergoing surgery to repair his torn right lateral meniscus in late October 2019.
Williamson made his NBA debut in late January. He averaged 23.6 points and 6.8 rebounds in 19 games.
The Pelicans (28–36) enter the restart in 10th place in the Western Conference.
New Orleans will play the first game of the league's restart against the Jazz on July 30.