NEW ORLEANS — A trip to New Orleans and a meeting with the Pelicans, in theory, provides an opportunity for RJ Barrett to face off against his college teammate and friend, Zion Williamson. But as has been the case so often since they were chosen two spots apart in the 2019 NBA Draft, the meeting will consist only of handshakes and hellos.
Williamson, the No. 1 overall pick in that draft, is injured again, in a rehabilitation limbo with the Pelicans releasing little information other than there is no return date for him. The constant injury struggles have made a once one-sided argument curious.