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Andrew LopezESPN
New Orleans Pelicans rookie forward Zion Williamson returned to the NBA campus on Friday night, the team said in a statement.
Williamson, who initially left the bubble in Orlando, Florida, on July 16 to attend to a family medical emergency, will now enter the NBA quarantine period before being able to join the team.
Since Williamson was screened for COVID-19 while away, and found negative, his quarantine period should only be four days. However, the NBA has not made an official announcement about it.
If Williamson only has to be quarantined for four days, he would be available to play when the Pelicans open seed games Thursday against the Utah Jazz.
“My family and I appreciate the love and respect that everyone showed us as we dealt with a private family matter,” Williamson said in a team statement. “I am excited to meet my team in Orlando and look forward to returning to the court with my teammates after quarantine.”
In its first scrimmage game Wednesday, New Orleans led a squad of the Brooklyn Nets 99-68.
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