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

most exciting nba prospect since... lebron?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZSBK2yKeME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEJb8Iyv4n8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek-bVyaTRE4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swoH636CmQY

This could be the most athletic thing I’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/DjaSyNGykl

— Eric Hubbs (@BarstoolHubbs) February 10, 2019

There's a term in basketball called a "grown man rebound," but this is so far beyond a grown man rebound I dont even know what to call it. MERCY ZION pic.twitter.com/32jZEgp3Ni

— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) February 2, 2019

Wow. 6’8 280 pounds with an inside-out crossover and finish in traffic.

Zion shows you something new every game pic.twitter.com/tKrNBkjkPC

— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) February 2, 2019

Currently averaging 22/9/2/2/2 on 68% shooting. PER of 42

depending on yr politics hes more exciting than bron

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3NcbyzqILd8

agree

his highest self-rated dunk this year is an 8

lol

zion foot go through his shoe

just saw that, but looks like he got injured on the other leg cos of it.

Zion’s leg is too powerful for his own shoe. pic.twitter.com/gGOwCt31Ch

— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) February 21, 2019

man hope he's ok. dude is gonna need his own signature line and it's gonna have to be like 5x as strong as other shoes.

could be his right acl

didnt look bad he got right up was limping a bit

.@ZionW32 gets loose in the Nike PG 2.5 PE tonight. pic.twitter.com/yFswoRYgMx

— B/R Kicks (@brkicks) February 21, 2019

oops lol

adidas sabotage

UPDATE: Zion Williamson will not return. Knee.

— Duke Basketball (@DukeMBB) February 21, 2019

Knike.

welp guess I’m not seeing zion play on saturday anymore :’(

dang dude that sucks. this was the first college game i tuned into this year...

looked to me like the steph curry mcl sprain from the 2016 playoffs

cld see him playing on saturday, cld see him being out for the season

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dz5dsxCWoAEah5x.jpg

wtf

Unless he gets ACL surgery and won't be able to play again until the 2020-21 season, he's still the consensus #1 pick.

man he just exploded that shoe even put a rip in the sole

paul george on a conference call with nike right now im sure.

adidas is such trash. michigan's old adidas jerseys used to rip frequently. haven't seen any shoes bust, but it was only a matter of time.

https://www.michigandaily.com/sports/1-daniel-wasserman-what-i-learned-adidas-minneapolis-18

nba players should consider inventing in a good pair of boots

holy shit @ all the people who paid $3000+ to see this

thats the funny part

“His shoe broke.” pic.twitter.com/FAtpaF5uAt

— Chase Hughes (@ChaseHughesNBCS) February 21, 2019

hes right

accurate

My thoughts and prayers go out to Zion Williamson, the tremendous superstar basketball player from Duke. His injury isn't surprising though once you realize Obama was at the game. Everywhere Obama goes nothing but disappointment and pain follows!!!! Sad!!!!

— DonaId J. Trump (@SportsTalkBarry) February 21, 2019

^ why bother? it's not DJ Trump. it's not funny.

sp0rts talk b3rry is bad.

coach k said it's a mild strain so kev you might be in luck. altho if im zion im not playing another minute of college ball.

if im zion im flying to ny and getting my suit tailored and then i move into the green room for the draft until july where i am frozen in carbonite with a "fuck coach k" bumper sticker slapped on the side

otm

Duke freshman sensation Zion Williamson was forced out of Wednesday night's game against rival North Carolina after just 36 seconds with what Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski called a "mild knee sprain."

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dz8Hc0TX4AAgz-r.jpg

pretty remarkable that even his injuries are somehow ridiculously athletic and impressive

this is low key the funniest basketball subplot in a while

Paul George on Zion Williamson’s injury and situation with his shoes, says he talked with Nike to find out what went wrong: pic.twitter.com/pJ3N6CEdMj

— Royce Young (@royceyoung) February 21, 2019

someone said zion needs to wear lebrons since lebron is also very powerful and imo that makes sense

hoping he makes a point of signing a shoe deal with non-nike and this remains a thing forever

lol yeah needs to happen

reading this thread from the beginning in one shot is sooooooo sad

Montage of exploding Nike shoes (Manu, Bogut, Wroten, Gordon, Zion) pic.twitter.com/FuXH2qqSiv

— David Astramskas (@redapples) February 21, 2019

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

I hope he adds a Tim Duncan like bank shot to his bag.

that would be sweet. being able to steamroll over everyone and get to the cup is probably not conducive to focusing too much on your footwork, but he's got plenty of time, sky's the limit

whenever i read this thread i get the (great) lauryn hill sing stuck in my head then i find myself singing it and realize im singing it to zion williamson which is even better lol

wonder if hes named after the song, didnt find any info by googleing but the timeline checks out the album came out in 98 he was born in 2000

lol same xp. would not be surprised if that was the story behind his namesake

Maybe his rents are Rastas?

his family are big christians iirc

Zion Williamson.

Return to sender. 📬 pic.twitter.com/HyiN3UESGF

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 3, 2022

Dude floats