Zion is taking it daily.
Zion Williamson gave the basketball world a scare when he injured his knee after breaking via his shoe throughout a sport in opposition to the North Carolina Tar Heels. His Duke Blue Devils ultimately misplaced that sport 78-62 and have since fallen from first to 3rd within the NCAA basketball rankings. Whereas Zion is beginning his street to restoration, he nonetheless will not be capable to play within the group’s sport on Tuesday night time in opposition to Virginia Tech. Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski defined that the group has a four-step course of for knee-injury restoration and that Zion is feeling higher.
“He is going via that, and when he will get via all them, we’ll see the place he is at,” Krzyzewski stated in response to ESPN. “There is no timetable. We do not need to put the stress time on him.”
The Duke coach additionally talked about all the debates going round now about one and finished gamers and whether or not or not Williamson ought to return to motion this season.
“Zion is a participant that draws consideration,” Krzyzewski stated. “It is fascinating how each difficulty in school basketball — amateurism, paying, going early — are all introduced in at this level. I do assume in some methods it is good. They’ve a face to speak about, not simply the damage. All these issues needs to be talked about; it is simply they’re speaking about him. And I believe they need to be mentioned and remedied, however the principle factor we’re speaking about is getting him wholesome.”
Duke at the moment boasts a file 24-Three and are nonetheless favorites to go deep within the NCAA match in March.