After Zion Williamson’s latest slip up, ESPN’s Shannon Sharpe shared his candid thoughts on the Pelicans star’s career and issued him with a wake up call.
Zion was suspended for one game after being late to the team’s flight to Philadelphia and Sharpe thinks the NBA media and NBA fans in general care more about the 24-year-old’s career than him.
“It is becoming, apparently, abundantly clear, it’s coming crystal clear that a lot of us want something more for Zion than Zion wants it for himself,” Sharpe said. “And that lies the problem. Zion has spent a lot of time on the court. It just happened to be in the mall, it’s the food court. You missed 27 games, it’s not like they sprung this trip on you.”
“He knew they were traveling out of town, and you’re late, and Chris Haynes reported, Willie Green even brought it up,” Sharpe said. “He alluded to there were things that led up to this. You’re absolutely right. Nobody wants to suspend the superstar, star player, and they normally don’t have to. Why? Because professional is a term that describes your occupation. Zion Williamson is a professional basketball player, but he’s not a pro, which means how he handles his business.”
The former NFL player went on to throw shade on Williamson’s eating habits, because lets’ be honest, it wouldn’t be a roast of Zion without commenting on his weight.
“Zion needs a change of scenery, no, he needs a change of eatery,” Sharpe said. “Stop going and eating everything that you see, bro. That’s embarrassing. It is embarrassing that we still having this conversation. You miss half the time that you’ve been in the NBA, and you think that’s okay, you think you can force your way out by moping, pouting, missing all this time, showing up late, it is hard to stay in shape when you’re a professional athlete and you miss time because you’re not running up and down the court, you’re not being able to do what you need to do to keep your weight down.”
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