Zion Williamson highlighted a 24-point, 14-rebound performance with an array of thunderous dunks during a dominant fourth-quarter stint, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Utah Jazz 136-123 on Friday night to open a two-game set.

Zion Williamson has been ruled out for Friday night's Pelicans-Grizzlies game "due to return to play reconditioning from illness."

The New Orleans Pelicans will be shorthanded as Zion Williamson joins the injury list for Monday's game against the Utah Jazz.

Zion Williamson's status for the clash between the New Orleans Pelicans and Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association (NBA) will be a close call as it all comes down to how he feels before the game.

The Pelicans' social media account posted a photo of Zion Williamson during practice, which sparked an unexpected wave of fan reactions.

"Look at Big Z with that Malcolm X goatee. Nice!!!" commented one netizen. Fans on X (formerly Twitter) also shared their thoughts: "Zion musta talked to Dinwiddie about facial hair Wednesday," another commented. Williamson and the Pelicans are set to face the Jazz on Friday.

Zion Williamson highlighted a 24-point, 14-rebound performance with an array of thunderous dunks during a dominant fourth-quarter stint, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Utah Jazz 136-123 on ...

The New Orleans Pelicans are set to square off against the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday, marking the second night of a back-to-back.

DALLAS — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.

The New Orleans Pelicans and Charlotte Hornets battle Saturday evening at the Spectrum Center. Both teams lost on Friday night and look to return to the win col

Games: ATL, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, HOU, LAC, LAL, MIL, MIN, PHI, PHO, TOR, UTA, WAS Indiana and Oklahoma City are the only teams playing two games during Week 14. The two teams are in action on Wednesday and Saturday,