Zion has hamstring strain, won't play vs. Kings

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been ruled out of Friday's play-in tournament elimination game against the Sacramento Kings with a left hamstring strain, the team announced Wednesday.

The Pelicans said an MRI on Wednesday confirmed the injury and Williamson will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks.

He had 40 points and 11 rebounds -- the first 40-10 game of his professional career -- before exiting a tie game with 3:13 remaining in Tuesday's play-in loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Williamson played in a career-high 70 games this season and was playing in his first non-regular-season game of his career. He missed the Pelicans' two play-in games in 2022 because of injury as well as their playoff series. He also sat out the team's play-in game last season because of an injury.

The Pelicans were 7-5 in games without Williamson this season.

ESPN's Andrew Lopez contributed to this report.