Overview
- Team officials listed Williamson as out for Saturday against Atlanta with left hamstring injury management after he logged nearly 30 minutes on Friday in Dallas.
- NBA insider Marc Stein reported the update, with reporting indicating this is short-term management rather than a new setback.
- Williamson has appeared in seven of the Pelicans’ first 16 games following an earlier hamstring strain that cost him eight straight contests.
- With Williamson sidelined, the Pelicans are expected to lean more on Herbert Jones, Saddiq Bey, and rookies Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen.
- Earlier day-of speculation that he might play pending a late medical test was superseded by the team’s final availability report.