Shaq’s Biggest Concern About Zion Williamson Physical Transformation For This NBA Season – Zion Williamson is slimmer and in great physical condition ahead of the 2022 season Pelicans from New Orleans, after struggling to keep healthy for the majority of his career due to his weight. During the offseason, the former duke player has worked harder to ensure good form, the results seem to speak for themselves.
Now that he lacks the weight advantage, though, many tend to doubt that Zion Williamson can regain his former dominance. Before his physical change, Zion Williamson was the second-heaviest NBA player, just behind Boban Marjanovic, with the European player being several inches taller than Zion.
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Shaquille O’Neal addressed Zion Williamson’s physical transformation on an episode of “The Big Podcast with Shaq.” He stated that greatness isn’t guaranteed for Williamson now that he’s lost weight and even went ahead and offered the young star some advice.
He described running over people and receiving fouls from rival players during a time when people believed he was overweight, but he was unconcerned. “But listen, he looks good, I wish him well but I liked him when he was big Zion”, he expressed.
He continued by stating that opposition players will certainly foul him violently and likely cause him pain. “He’s a big guy, did you see how he was jumping and how he was playing? So, now he looks good but he’s Zion. So, they’re gonna bring that pain, they gonna be bringing that force when they play against him, it’s gonna be hard fouls. I just hope his new little body can withstand that.”
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