{"id":117707,"date":"2019-10-20T21:24:20","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T04:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=117707"},"modified":"2019-10-21T14:26:30","modified_gmt":"2019-10-21T21:26:30","slug":"zion-williamson-nba-star-rookie-likely-to-miss-start-of-regular-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/zion-williamson-nba-star-rookie-likely-to-miss-start-of-regular-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Zion Williamson, NBA Star Rookie, Likely to Miss Start of Regular Season Due to Sore Knee"},"content":{"rendered":"
UPDATE (5:20 pm 10\/21) – The New Orleans Pelicans announced Monday Zion Williamson had surgery on his right knee to repair a torn lateral meniscus. In a statement, the team expects him to miss up to eight weeks.<\/strong><\/p>\n Shortly after that news, the Westgate SuperBook revised its Rookie of the Year futures odds, with Ja Morant now the 2-1 favorite. Williamson, who the Westgate listed at 2-3 in July, is now the second choice at 3-1.<\/strong><\/p>\n The NBA regular season tips off on Tuesday, and even before the first game takes place, a key injury has affected odds for some basketball markets. When the New Orleans Pelicans play at Toronto in the league\u2019s opening game, they likely will be without Zion Williamson<\/a>, the top pick in June\u2019s draft.<\/p>\n