Zion Williamson seems to want out of New Orleans, at least according to Stephen A. Smith. The ESPN talking head declared that the Pelicans star no longer wanted to be part of the organization during an episode of “First Take” on Monday.

The Pelicans suspended Williamson for Friday's game with the Philadelphia 76ers after he showed up significantly late for the team's flight on Thursday. Williamson apologized to his teammates and to owner Gayle Benson, releasing a statement that said in part:

"Sources: New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has been late for multiple practices this season on top of being late for the team’s flight to Philadelphia," reported Chris

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

The New Orleans Pelicans have suspended power forward Zion Williamson for their game against Philadelphia for a violation of team policies

The forward sat out of Wednesday night's contest due to 'precautionary' reasons on the second night of a back-to-back.

One night after coming close to recording his first career triple double, Zion Williamson is listed out for the New Orleans Pelicans' Wednesday night game against the Dallas Mavericks at

Zion Williamson, who just returned to the Pelicans after a two-month absense due to injury, will miss Friday’s game in Philadelphia.

The New Orleans Pelicans have likely hit their breaking point with Zion Williamson. Regarding potential trade destinations for their injury-prone star, the Philadelphia 76ers could be an underrated option.

On a recent episode of First Take, Stephen A. Smith claimed that Zion Williamson wants to be with Los Angeles and New York.

Two big differences between then and now is the Philadelphia 76ers have played their way out of the top five, going 10-5 since Dec. 2 as they’ve gotten healthier, and the New Orleans Pelicans have closed the gap on the Wizards at the top, er… bottom?