His real fans will say he never left.
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson was, by popular opinion, “back” in a 104–91 win over the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. The 6' 6" , 284-pound forward put together a stellar 28-point performance which included a jaw-dropping alley-oop in the fourth quarter.
Often scrutinized over health and fitness concerns, Williamson appeared to be at the top of his game on Tuesday and capped off another impressive outing as the Pelicans extended their hot streak to seven victories in their last eight games.
The two-time All-Star has averaged 26.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game in his last seven matchups, shooting a whopping 64% from the field.
NBA fans were quick to take notice of Williamson’s New Orleans renaissance of sorts. Some even pointed out the fifth-year standout looked as confident and dominant as he did during his college hooping days at Duke.
Oh, Zion is back BABYYYY pic.twitter.com/XDX8Bs3WzK
— Alejandro Gaitán (@alejandroggo) March 20, 2024
Zion is really back. They tried to write my guy off pic.twitter.com/U5AqM7WucD
— Zion O. (@DukeNBA) March 20, 2024
Air Zion is back. #otnba pic.twitter.com/Tm82KCa9xi
— OverTime Storie a Spicchi (@StorieASpicchi) March 20, 2024
zion having his bounce and swagger back >
— Brandon Caldwell (@_brandoc) March 20, 2024
I selfishly wanted him to windmill this pic.twitter.com/OKuXU4iSMM
Zion really hooping like he back at Duke now 🥹 I used to pray for times like this pic.twitter.com/jhy0cUC6I3
— KWON🌹 (@Aceboykwon) March 20, 2024
We love to see it. Welcome back zion https://t.co/YTABqAhB57
— ~ (@StoriBrooks) March 20, 2024
The Pelicans (42–26) are just a half-game back from the Los Angeles Clippers for the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference. New Orleans will play the Orlando Magic on Thursday.
