Now the joooooy of my woooorld is in ZIIIIION — thread for Zion Williamson

that first one is very “hey! so great to see you! remind me what your name is…?”

man

Zion Williamson is not expected to return to play this season, but he is making progress toward on-court work.

Sources tell @ShamsCharania: https://t.co/SXVmv7tzI1 pic.twitter.com/BZOxE5u9qu

— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) March 21, 2022

veering dangerously close to This Facial Expression

speaking of missing whole seasons, i had forgotten that ben simmons missed his first season after being drafted with the same fracture that zion has now

He’s so big there’s no way he can play until he loses like 20 lbs at least

Pelicans: Zion we can’t clear you to play

Zion: 😎 pic.twitter.com/TgD567ixXf

— Dr. Evan Jeffries, DPT (@GameInjuryDoc) April 25, 2022

Zion Williamson's new contract extension will require his weight and body fat percentage to add up to less than 295, per @cclark_13

Failure to meet this could reduce his guaranteed money. pic.twitter.com/vjCaqNQ33t

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 28, 2022

https://www.gq.com/story/zion-williamson-naruto-profile

Now I'm thinking of Zion writing a death note in midair just before he posterizes someone.

I love him.

promising
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FdmEqsNWIAAHDH_?format=jpg&name=small

man now im pumped for zion season

Zion Williamson’s 1 year bosh transformation 😨💪 pic.twitter.com/iN4OuYNYbA

— Ingram Alerts (@IngramAlerts) September 30, 2022

you love to see it. this is exactly what needed to happen for him. let's hope he'll be as durable as lebron has been

Lol, Ingram Alerts 🚨

are we sure this isn't cgi
or maybe some sort of dall-e thing

excited for some new zion highlights this year

OKAY ZION 💪 pic.twitter.com/GEBrBYGqRb

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 5, 2022

dont think we hear enough about zion atm in the general nba landscape
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzGT4LjS3I8

You know he’s cooking when he’s throwing 3/4 quart outlet passes to Garett Temple for a layup.

dont think we hear enough about zion atm in the general nba landscape

the more we think about zion the more he gets hurt ime

that left handed kickout from under the basket is Sick Stuff though

Zion.

(📸: @LayneMurdochJr / @PelicansNBA) pic.twitter.com/b131ExhYER

— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) December 1, 2022

thats out guy

Whenever I see his highlights the thing that still surprises me is how much silk, finesse, and touch he has in his game.

hes a true baller

the raptors in that photo are literally rapt

its nice how all of them are in the shot

just me and the boys coming out to watch zion do dunks #thisisthelife

https://i.imgur.com/2O1ZQEc.png

https://i.imgur.com/krqtPPf.png

33 PTS
10 REB
5 AST
4 STL
2 BLK
12-15 FG

this dunk is nuts

ZION WILLIAMSON.

BACK TO BACK. pic.twitter.com/gjVYYRZT3N

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 1, 2022

they trapped him lol did not work

Zion double-clutch dunk 🤯 pic.twitter.com/VPM5dMLLnG

— NBA TV (@NBATV) December 1, 2022

One more look at Zion's double-clutch jam.... probably won't be the last time either. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/Xoz0I4P108

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 1, 2022

thats just not normal

got by two of the better defenders in the league too

Our beautiful boy is ballin

Our long national nightmare is coming to an end.

https://i.imgur.com/OYoCZYV.png

he's going stuff it on you is what's going to happen

cool that he realized hes the best dunker ever and also has the touch of an angel so why waste time shooting outside the paint

giannis should study him

wonder when the last time someone scored 30+ without taking a shot outside the paint was

cant imagine zubac taking a shot outside the paint on his 31/29 game the other night

u are correct https://www.nba.com/stats/events?CFID=&CFPARAMS=&ContextMeasure=FGA&EndPeriod=0&EndRange=28800&GameID=0022200292&PlayerID=1627826&RangeType=0&Season=2022-23&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&StartPeriod=0&StartRange=0&TeamID=1610612746&flag=3&sct=plot§ion=game

its gotta be pretty rare tho. and obv the way they go about getting buckets is very different

wild that he only took one shot outside of the restricted area

assume shaq had many 30pt games all in the paint, but surely more rare in the modern era

best giannis has some

shaq for sure, dwight prob a lot, giannis maybe but hes always fancied himself a J tho.

more likely theres a few per season like zubac where its just a center getting a bunch of o rebounds tips and dump off passes for dunks. wouldnt be surprised if guys like jarrett allen, drummond, deandre, whiteside or even gobert have done it in the last half decade or so.

the cool thing with zion is hes usually like full head of steam coming downhill and has all these unique angles off the glass.

yeah its mostly drives, the combo of nice handles defenders bouncing off of him and elite finishing skills is so sick

the vertical leaping too of course

yeah it really is the mixture of all the elements that make him special. we've had plenty of dunkers and high flyers but this is just something else completely.

he has really good feel for the game too hes not just a freak hes a true baller