Duke Basketball Pro Zion Williamson Shows Off Eye-Popping Look
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Injuries have limited Zion Williamson's action as an NBA player. Nevertheless, the former Duke basketball forward and No. 1 overall draft pick has earned two All-Star nods and averaged 24.7 points per game across his five seasons in the league.
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Now, the 6-foot-6 bruiser aims to build on his career-high 70 appearances last season in what will be his sixth campaign with the franchise that drafted him in 2019, the New Orleans Pelicans.
It looks and sounds as though a slimmed-down frame is a key piece to his plan of attack.
Check out the following photo from the Zion Williamson Basketball Camp in Spartanburg, S.C., this weekend:
Zion 👀💪
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) August 18, 2024
(Via aclemsonfan4life / h/t @IngramAlerts ) pic.twitter.com/Sc0HNJ2Hr9
Perhaps the fuller beard and camera angle contribute to Williamson's neck and jawline appearing more chiseled than ever before. However, other pictures and videos from the camp, which the 24-year-old recently decided should be free for all attendees, provide further evidence of his leaner look:
NBA star Zion Williamson says he and organizer @Carlos_Dotson were going to charge $100 to $200 per kid for his SC basketball camp. But they decided 2 days later to charge nothing. Zion: “Make it free, let people show up and have a good time” pic.twitter.com/1TArCpx1ja
— Chapel Fowler (@chapelfowler) August 17, 2024
Plus, Zion Williamson's stepdad, Lee Anderson, told reporters that the Spartanburg native and former consensus national player of the year as a 2018-19 Duke basketball one-and-done currently weighs 281 pounds — undoubtedly more muscle than fat nowadays — and plans to be down to 272 pounds by the Pelicans' season opener at home against the Chicago Bulls on Oct. 23.