Zion Williamson says he's focused on staying healthy and winning as he enters his fifth NBA season since being drafted first overall out of Duke in 2019.
After four seasons defined largely by disappointment over his long injury-related absences and even ridicule regarding his conditioning and social life, Williamson carried himself like a competitor with, as some teammates termed it,"a chip on his shoulder."When asked about a turbulent offseason in which he was criticized on social media by an adult video actress claiming to be a spurned romantic partner, Williamson said,"Things happen. It's just how you respond to them.
Then came the injuries. He played in just 24 games as a rookie because of a torn meniscus in his right knee. He missed all of his third season with a broken foot. Last season, a hamstring injury put him out for the season after he'd played in just 29 games. And it's not as if he hasn't shown the ability to be a superstar. In the 114 NBA games he has played, he averaged nearly 26 points and seven rebounds, and has done so in a fashion spectacular enough to be named to two All-Star teams.
Pelicans coach Willie Green sounded confident that Williamson had processed his difficult summer in a productive way and was in a good frame of mind entering this season. David Griffin, the Pelicans' executive vice president of basketball operations, echoed those sentiments.
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