Zion Williamson thinks it is realistic that he can return from his injury during the playoffs

Zion Williamson is trying to overcome a left hamstring strain that he suffered on April 16. Williamson suffered the injury in the Pelicans' play-in tournament game against the Lakers. Williamson: Playoff return to Pelicans'realistic' after disheartening injury. The 23-year-old is hoping to overcome the injury.

Zion Williamson thinks it’s ‘realistic’ he can return from hamstring injury during playoffs. Zion Williamson went down with a hamstring injury in the Pelicans' first play-in tournament game last week. He hasn't played since, and he thinks it's'realistic' he'll be able to return in playoffs.

Zion Williamson thinks it’s ‘realistic’ he can return from hamstring injury during playoffs. Zion Williamson went down with a hamstring injury in the Pelicans' first play-in tournament game last week. He hasn't played since, and he thinks it's'realistic' he'll be able to return in playoffs.

NBA play-in: Pelicans rally past Kings without Zion Williamson, will face Thunder as No. 8 seed. Pelicans grabbed the NBA's final playoff spot with win over Kings. Pelicans grab the No. 6 seed, will play Thunder in Oklahoma City. Pelicans will play Oklahoma City Thunder in first playoff game of the season.

Zion Williamson injury is bad news for the Pelicans ahead of their play-in tournament match-up against the Kings on Friday night. The Kings are favored over the Pelicans after Zion Williamson's injury news. The Pelicans face the Kings in the NBA's first round of the tournament on Friday.

Zion Williamson ruled out in play-in game against Sacramento Kings. Williamson has a left hamstring injury. New Orleans Pelicans face Sacramento Kings on Friday night in Western Conference play-ins game. Williamson is expected to miss Friday night's game against the Kings in the Western Conference.

Zion Williamson won't play in Pelicans play-in game Friday because of hamstring injury. Williamson injured his hamstring on Tuesday against the Lakers. He will miss Friday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA's first-ever playoff game. Williamson is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season.

Zion Williamson won't play in Pelicans play-in game Friday because of hamstring injury. Williamson injured his hamstring on Tuesday against the Lakers. He will miss Friday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA's first-ever playoff game. Williamson is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season.

Zion Williamson out for Pelicans vs. Kings play-in game in injury disaster. Williamson injury will keep him out of the Pelicans' NBA play in tournament game vs. the Kings on Friday. Williamson suffered the injury against the Lakers on Friday night and will miss the game against the Kings.

Zion Williamson ruled out of New Orleans Pelicans' NBA play-in game against the Sacramento Kings. New Orleans will be hoping to reach the playoffs for the first time in a row. The Pelicans will play the Kings in a play-off game on Saturday night in New Orleans. Zion Williamson has been ruled out for the game.

Zion Williamson threw a towel to the floor in disgust as he disappeared down a tunnel leading to the locker room. Williamson's 40-point, 11-rebound showing in his postseason debut ended in a worrisome way for him and New Orleans. The Pelicans star forward was throwing a towel in disgust.

Zion Williamson's 40-point, 11-rebound showing in his NBA postseason debut ended in a worrisome way for the Pelicans. Williamson's injury dampens his otherwise dominant postseason debut for the New Orleans Pelicans. New Orleans has a history of injuries to Zion Williamson, including a knee injury.

Zion Williamson exits with injury in final minutes of NBA play-in heartbreaker to Lakers. New Orleans Pelicans lost first game of the NBA play in tournament to Los Angeles Lakers. Zion Williamson is expected to be out for rest of the week with an injury to his knee.

Zion Williamson's 40-point night halted by leg injury in Pelicans loss vs. Lakers. Williamson played a career-high 70 games this regular season. Zion Williamson played 70 games in all competitions this season. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year for the first time in his career.

Zion's status for the second play-in game is not known. Los Angeles will face Denver in the first round of the NBA's first-round playoffs. The Lakers will face the Denver Nuggets in the next round. Zion's injury is not clear whether he will play in the second game.

Zion Williamson's 40-point night halted by leg injury in Pelicans loss. Williamson played a career-high 70 games this regular season. Zion Williamson played 70 games in all competitions this season. The New Orleans guard also played 70 regular season games in total this year's NBA play-in.

The Lakers advance to face the Nuggets, who have beaten them eight straight times. The Nuggets have beaten the Lakers eight times in the NBA playoffs. Zion Williamson leaves late with injury for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers will face the Denver Nuggets in the next round of play-in.

The New Orleans Pelicans drafted Zion Williamson first overall in the 2019 NBA Draft. It's been nearly five years since fans packed a downtown block party erupted as the Pelicans drafted Williamson. Williamson is set to suit up for the Pelicans in the NBA postseason. The NBA season begins March 8.

Zion Williamson misses Pelicans' game against Spurs because of bruised left finger. New Orleans' leading scorer missed Friday night's game against San Antonio Spurs. Williamson is New Orleans’ leading scorer, and New Orleans leads the NBA's leading scorer. Williamson missed the Pelicans’ game against the Spurs on Friday night.