Minutes into the 2021 New Orleans Pelicans media day event, David Griffin revealed sobering news that nobody wanted to hear: Zion Williamson had broken a bone during the offseason, needing surgery to repair the fifth metatarsal in his right foot.
“We met yesterday as a group, Willie {Green}, myself, Trajan {Langdon}, Aaron Nelson representing the medical team, and Zion and his family,” Griffin announced. “We established a timeline for his return to play. Zion is returning from a foot surgery, suffered earlier in the offseason prior to summer league. He had a fractured right foot that was repaired surgically.