With the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft, the New Orleans Pelicans select Zion Williamson of the Duke Blue Devils. He then joins Maria Taylor for an interview next to his mom, Sharonda Sampson, where he tears up remembering his journey.
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23 Comments
That young king 👑 deserves it all
I'm so happy for him he's put in a lot of effort and is one of the reasons I love playing basketball
He is one of my favorite players and I want to be like him one day
Must be disappointing looking back now
I thank god for this man he deserves more I cried at this the moment he said he’s mom sacrifice a lot for him hit hard his mom a real mvp for everything god bless him can’t wait to see more from him
I tried to tell people he was Anthony Bennett 2.0
19 years old taking in steroids everyday
That’s my dude I love me some Zion
@1:25 And yet totally dismissed mentioning his step dad who worked to get him there. @2:10
I hope this dude wins a chip and gets a finals and regular season MVP.
How can you watch this and not root for this young man? He is well aware of the advantages that were provided by his mother to get him to that point in his young life. I'm not talking about privileges. I'm talking about sacrifices, he acknowledges, that were made by his mother for him. Maybe we all should use this clip every Mother's Day to show Mom how much we appreciate what she means to us.
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Kudos to Reporter for keeping it together. I know she wanted to break down.
Awesome mother she mentioned the naysayers I hope Zion turns into that lion and becomes un-conquer-able and turn the NBA upside down shattering records left and right and put those naysayers to shame
Future MVP and Future Champion💯💯
Thee best number 1 draft gratitude and appreciation and reaction ever … That made me a fan of him
When you really putting in the work, Videos like this is a recharge.
If you’re working towards ur passions don’t stop the payoff beats any doubt or uncertainty
Zion SUCKS
Can’t wait till Zion little brother gets to high school to hoop we will remember seeing them both on this night
Shame to watch him get injured every season
His step father was an AAU basketball coach who coached him, who taught him how to play basketball 🏀 where are his props his recognition.
There aint no way zion aint know he was gonna make it. Dude had success written all over him from high school.
Zion in tears because now he can finally get those pornstars.