Stephen A. on Zion Williamson’s injury: That’s a damn shame | NBA Countdown
Stephen A. Smith, Bob Myers, Adrian Wojnarowski and Michael Wilbon react to Zion Williamson being ruled out for the New Orleans Pelicans’ play-in matchup with the Sacramento Kings.
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No Zion Pelicans going home
Last night watching Zion go to work was refreshing and finally we can say this dude can be a superstar player if he can stay in shape & healthy. It’s a shame how he went down in the closing minutes 😢
2:40 wise words. Application > knowledge. Never forget that.
It's simple answer, Steroids
Balco Bron duhhhh SAS
😔The question that needs to be answered moving forward is will we be able to depend on Zion Williamson staying healthy for just one full season? He's literally out there getting hurt like a NFL defensive lineman with nagging injuries. I just want to see the man fully healthy again and be the superstar he was born to be.🙏
The Lakers took advantage of Zion leaving the game. Without Zion the Kings are beating NO
LeQueen's "trainer" is in Miami with needles 🙊
good luck trying to get zion to go on lebron's diet
Paolo > Zion
Change my mind!
nobody mentioning lebum went 6/20
Zion is Soft… Players back in the day would have played . Heart just not the same…
Please change the outro song. It's so annoying.
Need to slim down because he weighted too much and it will put to much weights on your legs and thighs and knees!
would rather have Malika and her original crew though I know RJ calls games and I'm like Work but the rest is ranting opinions not basketball knowledge or breakdown from experience. with respect.
You know whats crazy? At first he would get injured and yall would say he wasn’t taking care of his body, but he gets in shape, hired a chef, working out still gets hurt, so now what do u guys say
Black lives matter people are THE WEAKEST PEOPLE IN AMERICA. NO GLADIATOR PLAYERS
Fire Malika 🔥
Zion had a great year, but has to take his conditioning and diet to an even higher level next year to stay healthy. Well done tho Zion. Hope he does even better next year.
Wait what??? Mannn please stop with the leborn frfr!
Zion isn't durable; when healthy they'll beat Denver in 7
Zion is an extremely skilled player not just a highflyer but he's just not built for the NBA
What Bob Meyers just said is 100% true. The formula to Lebrons conditioning is not a secret, that million dollars he spends every year on his body is paying off right now with interest as he's still one of the best players in the league at year 21.
Big let down always 😢
Zion is the flip side of Ben Simmons
Hurt, has some issues but you can tell he's dying to be out there balling.
Hoping he recovers fast and stays in monster shape this summer
I feel like Zion is way too rigid to stay healthy. Sure, he’s strong and athletic, but he’s not smooth. Very stiff and not much finesse. It’s like the stories about hearing people survive a fall or crash by allowing their body to go limp. Not saying Zion should be a limp noodle, but maybe loosening up will help his longevity
Get that man some chicken wings! And then he'll be back better than ever.
The guy needs to lose weight
He left his legs at Duke. Pretty Wild. All the jumping out the gym in college I think strained his muscles. He doesn't get as high as he used to. Im sure his vertical has dropped a bit. He's gotta figure out what is the lowest impact style of play he can achieve whilst still being impactful. That said I hope Im wrong that he left his legs at Duke. Id prefer that he proves me wrong one day. Get well soon Zion!
Learn to shoot and not smash the ring all the times
Brons Trainers are PEDs
The league needs to reevaluate this play-in structure.
How does a 6 seed (NO Pelicans), that played the necessary 82 games, put in the work, to be the 7th best team in the conference…
End up on the outside, of the playoffs, looking in, after 2 meaningless "play-in games"?
I think the better structure should be the 8th seed, if and only if, there is any sort of tie… or 1, maybe 2 games separates them with the lower 9th, (and) 10th seeds… then the winner of the 9th and 10th seed play-in game would then play the 8th seeded team for the last spot.
But in whole, I think they need to get rid of the play-in completely.
Lebron ain't natty though lmao
I really hate that. Zion is right there, man. For a minute watching that game…..I thought I was watching the changing of guard.
Must give respect to old man king James. First 2q full court press on LBJ, don't wanna let LBJ touches the ball. Luckily the team show like D.Lo. luckily D.Lo yesterday performance not like K.thomp.
Lebron been on that hgh
the problem is nba regular season is almost three times as long as college and high school not counting the playoffs. He hasn’t had that consistent routine to match his motor. Outside of college and high school he hasn’t really had to push his body this far because not everyone was on his level but now with a long schedule and tough conference his body has met its first challenge. He meets the initial expectations but to be a winner it’s gotta be consistent hopefully he finds a way
Michael is right the league needs Zion & Ja…..
Well…Lebron gets that Balco Special
Street clothes
Lets be real if zion didnt get hurt lakers wouldnt have won. They couldnt stop him. He had a monster game. And im a lakers fan. But they had no answer for him. As bad as it sounds lakers were lucky af