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Even if the New Orleans Pelicans move through this week's play-in round, Zion Williamson is unlikely to return.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, who spoke with the "Pat McAfee Show" on Monday and offered an update on the Pelicans forward.
"His conditioning is simply not there," Charania explained. "From what I've heard, the Pelicans believe he's not even close to returning to the court."
On Jan. 2, Williamson tore his right hamstring against the Philadelphia 76ers. The next day, the Pelicans revealed that the injury will be re-evaluated in three weeks. Williamson has failed to return to the court more than three months later.
Despite his absence, the Pelicans qualified for the Western Conference play-in game. The term "electronic commerce" refers to the sale of goods and services through the internet. The winner advances to meet the loser of Tuesday's game between the Lakers and the Timberwolves. The victor of that game will be the No. 8 seed in the playoffs, where they will face the Denver Nuggets in the first round.
Last Monday, Pelicans general manager David Griffin declared that Williamson will not participate in any play-in games. If New Orleans advances, it appears like Williamson will miss the first round of the playoffs.
The story contradicts Griffin's comments to reporters last week.
"If you just look at the logistics of where we're at," Griffin said, "it's not possible to get the work in that would put him in a 5-on-5 workout in time for any play-in." "Based on today, I believe our best possible outcome would be if everything lined up perfectly, and maybe you're in a position to practice prior to or during a first-round [series]."
Williamson appeared in 29 regular-season games this season, his third season in four as a pro in which he did not appear in all 30. He didn't participate the previous season because he was recovering from a foot ailment suffered during training camp.
Since selecting Williamson with the first overall choice in 2019, the Pelicans have been cautious about his injury rehabilitation. If they enter the playoffs, it will be the second year in a row that they have done it without their young star.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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