Zion will miss tonight’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers and will rejoin the team tomorrow.”

Many fans reacted to the news.

@millfieldsports: “This guy does everything but play basketball.”

@losing_bettor: “Glad he getting some much needed rest after playing 1 game in the past 2 months”

@DribbleDialogue: “This kid has turned into a clown show. He could have been so good. Not everyone can handle money. “Sigh….” He literally doesn’t care.”

@alclayno: “It’s always something with the Pelicans, man 😂”

@LowkeyRealm: “Bro finally can play and his healthy and the team does this to him 😭”

@geauxtigers2025: “I love being a fan for the worst nba team”

Williamson is averaging 22.6 points, 7.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.1 blocks per contest while shooting 47.1% from the field and 25.0% from the three-point range.

The Pelicans are 7-31 in 38 games, which has them as the 15th seed in the Western Conference.