New Orleans Pelicans: Zion Williamson Injury Update

Williamson informed the Pelicans on Oct. 16 he was feeling tightness in his knee — there was no pain or swelling — and a precautionary MRI on Oct. 17 revealed a torn meniscus, per source.

“He can be 274 pounds with 8.5 percent body fat and he can be 280 pounds with 9 percent body fat,” Griffin said (via ESPN’s Andrew Lopez).

“As we have gone through the process for our medical team, learning how to keep him lean and give him the core strength and stability and control he needs to handle all that torque he generates, typically that means you are going to do things to strengthen those areas.