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.

The New Orleans Pelicans recently saw the return of superstar Zion Williamson. While they have a 7-30 record through 37 games, there isn't much to be happy about for the club. The season feels lost in New Orleans, though at least Williamson is back on the court, right?

The New Orleans Pelicans suspended forward Zion Williamson one game for a “violation of team policies,” executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin announced Friday. Williamson will be out for Friday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers and will rejoin the team Saturday.

Here are the three biggest takeaways for the Philadelphia 76ers following a loss to the New Orleans Pelicans at home.

Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points and Paul George scored 23 of his 25 points in the 2nd half on Friday night but the Sixers struggled mightily on defense in a disappointing loss to the Pelicans.Sixers doo

Whenever you think it can’t get much worse for the Sixers they do something like lose to the Pelicans, who are injury-ravaged and have the worst record in the West.