Despite having a setback due to soreness, Pelicans star Zion Williamson is inching closer to a return.
He’s made a lot of progress, and it’s only a matter of time before we see him on the court again.
That hasn’t stopped people from talking about his weight. There were a lot of reports that he was over 300 lbs. and after seeing a video of him shooting before one of the Pelicans games, fans are starting to think he won’t be able to get it down.
One writer took a pic of Zion on the bench, posted it, then deleted it after getting all kinds of crazy comments about Zion’s weight.
Zion Williamson suffered a slight setback in his return to full team activities as he experienced soreness in his injured right foot, as first reported  ESPN’s Andrew Lopez & The Athletic’s Will Guillory . The Pelicans will reportedly play it safe and decrease his work as he continues to come back from a broken foot. There’s no telling when the big man will make his much-anticipated return to the court.
SB Nation says the Pelicans aren’t worried yet about Zion’s weight.
1. Zion has always been heavy. When we saw him at USA Basketball junior minicamp back in the fall of 2017, Williamson checked in at 6’6, 272 pounds at the start of his senior year of high school. A year later, Duke listed him at 285 pounds as a true freshman. At the time, only 7’3 center Boban Marjanovic was a heavier NBA player. Zion’s weight didn’t stop him from having a dominant one-and-done season for the Blue Devils to become the no-brainer No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.
2. Of course Zion is heavy right now. He is still recovering from foot surgery! He’s been unable to do serious cardio work for months at this point as New Orleans takes a cautious approach to his injury. He will get back into playing shape again once he’s allowed to play.
3. Zion’s weight works to his advantage. He was the best finisher in the NBA last year at the rim, making 70 percent of his field goals within three feet. Opposing defenses know Williamson doesn’t have a consistent three-point shot or a developed midrange game, but he’s so good at bullying his way inside partially because no one can match his size and strength. Williamson’s weight is a key factor in his success.
Twitter reacted exactly as you would think.
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