“Screw the family, your coaches, your friends!” Charles Barkley pleads Zion Williamson to be a better player for himself 


“Screw the family, your coaches, your friends!” Charles Barkley pleads Zion Williamson to be a better player for himself 

Charles Barkley and Shaq on Zion Williamson

Zion Williamson was deemed to be the next LeBron James when he first entered the league. The hype of this youngster was so immense that the New Orleans Pelicans decided to frame their entire roster surrounding that player. But with injuries hampering his game-play, Williamson was ruled out of the entire 2021-22 season, which surely cannot be easily digested by NBA on TNT members, Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley. 

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Despite not having the services of Zion Williamson, the Pelicans managed to make a significant and impactful run int he playoffs where they fought bravely against the best-team in the regular season, Phoenix Suns. With Zion present, would Ingram and CJ McCollum would’ve been able to guide NOLA deeper into the playoffs? 

Charles Barkley and Shaq on Zion Williamson 

The two Hall of Fame big men on NBA on TNT gave Zion Williamson and his peers advice on how to make him better. Charles Barkley compared his predicament with Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers, who is also infamous for being consistently injured.  

Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson

He said, “Zion’s got to look in the mirror…because it’s the same thing with Anthony Davis. You can’t be hurt all the time. Injuries do happen…Screw your family, the coaches, your friends, you got to want to be a great player for yourself. And he’s got to say ‘Yo man, I’ve been in the NBA (and) I’ve been hurt every year.’ and I say the same thing with Anthony Davis. Davis is a really, really talented player but he never came close to reaching his potential.” 

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Josh Hart on Zion Williamson

NOLA has plenty of time at their disposal to now think about how they would like to string their team for the next 2022-23 season. Given Williamson is bound to return in full form, the young stud of Pelicans would need to lose immense amount of weight, to be amongst the best youngsters in the league. Also, would require to re-establish his authority, which surely as many would suggest, would not be the same as before.

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