(Photo : Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP by way of Getty Images) Zion Williamson, of the New Orleans Pelicans, speaks throughout a media availability as a part of the 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah, on February 18, 2023.
Former NBA participant and TNT analyst Charles Barkley had some recommendation for New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson if he needs a protracted and profitable profession within the NBA.
“How many players have you seen eat their way out of the NBA? A lot of them!”
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“I wish I could sit down with Zion [Williamson] and say ‘yo man, you got so much talent but you gonna have to lose some weight & get in shape because unless you get in shape, you can’t play basketball,'” the 1993 NBA Most Valuable Player mentioned.
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Charles Barkley Wants Zion Williamson to Lose Weight
The 11-time NBA All-Star additionally talked about that numerous NBA gamers “ate their way out of the NBA.”
This is just not the primary time that Barkley commented on Williamson’s weight. After the previous Duke participant acquired an enormous five-year extension value $193 million in June 2022, Barkley mentioned that he could be the skinniest energy ahead within the historical past of civilization if he had that type of deal.
The 2019 draft 1st general decide’s profession has been hampered by two season-ending accidents for the previous two years. He missed the entirety of the 2021-22 NBA season attributable to a Jones foot fracture and solely appeared in 29 video games this season attributable to a hamstring problem.
His rookie marketing campaign additionally noticed him tear his meniscus within the preseason.
When wholesome, Williamson has proven flashes of brilliance. He was named an All-Star in 2021 in his healthiest season and once more this yr earlier than his season-ending damage.
However, the Pelicans ahead was not capable of take part within the All-Star festivities this yr and was changed by Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards.
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