Zion Williamson, a standout forward for the New Orleans Pelicans, is currently battling a right quad contusion and is being labeled as questionable for the game against the Golden State Warriors, which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday night. Following his departure from the Pelicans’ last game against the Los Angeles Clippers after playing only 19 minutes, Williamson did not participate in the Pelicans’ most recent game, which was played against the Sacramento Kings.

While Williamson’s health has been a significant challenge throughout his entire career, it has not been nearly as significant for him this season as it has been in the past. In spite of the fact that Williamson has only missed one game so far due to this quad contusion, he has only missed seven games throughout the entire season. Not all of these were missed games because of injury; rather, a few of them were missed because of scenarios that occurred back to back or because of personal reasons.

Availability has been the most significant obstacle for Williamson to overcome in order to launch his career, as his output has consistently been at the top of the rankings whenever he has been in good health and available. These figures are still quite strong, despite the fact that Williamson is averaging a career-low 21.8 points per game this season, which is a touch lower than he has been in the past.

Due to the fact that they are currently a half-game ahead of the play-in picture, the Pelicans feel optimistic about their chances of making the playoffs in the Western Conference this season. Because of this, every game is significant for New Orleans, but this particular matchup against the Warriors is particularly significant because the Warriors are attempting to catch up to teams like the Pelicans in the standings.