Zion Williamson admits he won't be able to sleep at night ahead of much-awaited NBA debut

re are only a few hours left for Zion Williamson's debut with New Orleans Pelicans. After a lot of speculations, Zion Williamson's debut against San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday morning (Thursday morning IST) was confirmed. In a recent interview with ESPN, Williamson revealed that he might t be able to sleep before game as he is very excited about his first NBA game. Pelicans also anunced that game will be nationally telecast by ESPN. 

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NBA 2019-20: Zion Williamson debut, injury and recovery

Before his debut against Spurs was confirmed, re were rumours about Williamson debuting against Utah Jazz. Pelicans had also shared a video on Williamson practising in Twitter and added word 'soon' as a caption. According to NBA reports, Williamson was cleared for 5 on 5 practice with players. He was also seen practising 3 on 3 with coaches and even 4 on 4 before. He underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on October 21, 2019. estimated recovery period was around 6-8 weeks.

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NBA reports also confirmed that Zion Williamson's meniscus injury has healed completely and Pelicans want him on court for some time before he finally made his debut with team. In December 2019, Zion had been cleared for light shooting. However, a debut date was t given. 

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After Pelicans used ir top pick to select Zion Williamson, he was probably most anticipated rookie since LeBron James. Williamson averd at 22.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.1 steals, and 1.8 blocks in 33 games for  Duke University in NCAA. Williamson had dealt with some mir knee problems last year. During summer league, rookie player only lasted for eight minutes. team had withdrawn him as a precautionary measure to avoid furr harm. After a knee sprain during a game, Zion Williamson also missed time for Duke. sprain was caused due to his sneaker falling apart.

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