Zion Williamson did not play in the New Orleans Pelicans' 123-115 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night as he served a one-game suspension for violating team policies, t

Three days after New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson produced a highly encouraging performance in his first game back from a two-month injury absence on Tuesday night, the 2018-19 Duke basketball forward sat out a second straight outing.

On Friday afternoon, the New Orleans Pelicans announced that they were suspending Zion Williamson for a single game after he violated team policies. It was later revealed that Williamson showed up late for the team’s flight to Philadelphia,