Pelicans rookie star Zion Williamson available to play vs. Jazz

Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans. (Rusty Costanza/AP)

Rookie star Zion Williamson is available for the New Orleans Pelicans‘ game against the Utah Jazz on Thursday night, the first on the NBA’s return-to-play schedule since hitting pause on the action in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Williamson missed nearly two weeks of work inside the league’s bubble at Walt Disney World because he left for a family emergency and then had to quarantine for four days upon his return.

With files from The Associated Press

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