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Zion Williamson, CJ McCollum shut down for rest of season

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Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Pelicans officially shut down Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum for the season
nbcsports.com/nba/news/pelic… – 8:06 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Zion this season:
— 24.6 PPG
— 7.2 RPG
— 5.3 APG
— 56.7 FG%
— 30 GP
Done for the year. pic.x.com/qzVNQ4iRY1 – 7:50 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Zion this season:
— 24.6 PPG
— 7.2 RPG
— 5.3 RPG
— 56.7 FG%
— 30 GP
Done for the year. pic.x.com/exI9YIpj6l – 7:43 PM

Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Zion Williamson (low back bone contusion) and CJ McCollum (right foot bone contusion) will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season, New Orleans Pelicans announce. – 7:39 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
The New Orleans Pelicans have shut down Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum for rest of the season due to injuries. – 7:38 PM
Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum (foot contusion) and forward Zion Williamson (back bone contusion) will miss the rest of the 2024-25 season. – 7:37 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
New Dunc’d On is OUT! A huge Grizz-centered episode. Plus, is Kawhi back? What about Zion? Search Dunc’d On in your podcast player. pic.x.com/Bsnu8HEAqo – 2:29 AM

Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Errick McCollum suffered a low-back injury against Baskonia 🤕
Fenerbahce’s veteran guard has promised 12.7 points per game:
eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/… – 6:14 AM

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A student of the game, McCollum keeps a close eye on the league’s emerging stars. “Cade Cunningham. Wemby. I watch some of the [Sacramento] Kings… Yeah, I just love basketball so I’m just constantly watching games and studying the games—watching OKC, the Celtics, the Cavs.” -via ScoopB.com / March 23, 2025
When asked about the players who influenced his style, CJ McCollum rattled off a list of all-time greats. “Besides my brother? I watched a lot of Allen Iverson. I watched a lot of Steve Nash. I watched a lot of Rip Hamilton. I watched young Gilbert [Arenas] and obviously Kobe and Mike,” McCollum said. “I watched all those guys but really, you know, for me, it was like figuring how to be successful and how to be impactful and how to create space in the league where everybody’s athletic and everybody’s fast and everybody’s good.” -via ScoopB.com / March 23, 2025
McCollum spent nearly a decade in Portland alongside Damian Lillard, where the duo formed one of the most potent backcourts in the league. Now in New Orleans, his responsibilities have shifted, but the transition has been smooth. “It’s not been that difficult for me to adjust to who’s around me and depending on who’s playing on any given night, I haven’t had any issues or any troubles.” -via ScoopB.com / March 23, 2025
Keith Langlois: Tim Hardaway Jr. is out for the Pistons-New Orleans Pelicans game tomorrow afternoon with a right ankle sprain. Zion Williamson, Yves Missi and Jose Alvarado all questionable for the Pelicans. -via Bluesky / March 22, 2025