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

realized recently zion is like if zach randolph was, impossibly, a ballerina

ha otm

Zion getting some work in before the game.

pic.twitter.com/mmhIDaqO9s

— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) October 31, 2021

...not exactly looking ready yet. we miss ya z

lookin good out there baby!

looking like an offensive tackle doing pre game drills u_u

his body is just insane

http://res.cloudinary.com/teepublic/image/private/s--lLP_zgOH--/t_Preview/b_rgb%3Affffff%2Cc_lpad%2Cf_jpg%2Ch_630%2Cq_90%2Cw_1200/v1560818448/production/designs/5091977_0.jpg

god he was so fucking fun to watch, really hope there's more in the tank

This is making me sad

i mean, he isn’t dead lol. he is going to be fun to watch the second he steps back on a court. he just needs to get in shape to be a much better basketball player and to have a long career

hope there's more in the tank

zion i still a very young man and an incredible athlete. but he's a long way from being in nba game condition.

i mean, he isn’t dead lol. he is going to be fun to watch the second he steps back on a court. he just needs to get in shape to be a much better basketball player and to have a long career

i mean nothing is written in stone but its def not a great sign

Leave bro alone😭 https://t.co/CB7LZPm4yS

— KENNY BEECHAM (@KOT4Q) December 6, 2021

I miss him

350 easy

that pic is shopped fwiw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPxiLf4JGM4

i guess the rumor is he’s about 330.

more to love

maybe his vertical increases as his weight increases and he'll look like even more of a cyborg

is zion actually even alive? has anyone seen him? just a complete mystery... anecdotally at least

Griffin with an update on Zion: pic.twitter.com/5EeZHjExyV

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) February 10, 2022

what we see antidotally is very good

i agree things are looking good, anecdotally... maybe we'll get new news in a week, maybe two, maybe three!

zion is real trajan has met him antidotally and hes my friend

David Griffin, Executive VP of Basketball Anecdotes

CJ McCollum to the TNT crew re: Zion communications:

"I haven't had conversations w/ him directly. I've spoken with some people close to him & look forward to sitting down with him sooner than later. I know about as much as you do right now but I'm gonna get to the bottom of it"

— Mason Ginsberg (@MasonGinsberg) February 20, 2022

zion is out fighting crime somewhere

anecdotally, CJ has really enjoyed being zion’s teammate

lol oh no

Not sure Zion is gonna love the float they made for him at Mardi Gras @BarstoolNOLA
pic.twitter.com/XhFcajbfqn

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) February 26, 2022

really good fanbase theyve got

Well, when he was drafted everyone was predicting that Zion was gonna be HUGE!!

i wonder if he texted cj yet

Pelicans say Zion Williamson's foot is showing improved bone healing. He will now progress to full weight-bearing exercises and basketball activities.

— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) March 2, 2022

Finally!! Basketball activities!!

bearing weight

love to heal my bones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31tRvMlNMDw

TS: Zion's feet vs. Bill Walton's feet

apparenlty he's alive

My girls mom sent her this picture to show her the dogs, not even realizing that’s Zion 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/7X7peb5Dox

— Eric Ray (@EricRayweather) March 6, 2022

lol

that man's ass is thicker than the head of a mastiff as proven by science

hes back and all smiles

Zion Williamson is back with the Pelicans and all smiles 😁

(via @PelicansNBA) pic.twitter.com/nb9ExfuaTT

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) March 11, 2022

he has returned to knock the lakers out of the play in

love to see it

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