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Zion Williamson ready to lead New Orleans Pelicans for playoff push

By Kevin Connelly

ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 7: Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans dunks the ball against the Atlanta Hawks during the firs quarter at State Farm Arena on October 7, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 7: Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans dunks the ball against the Atlanta Hawks during the firs quarter at State Farm Arena on October 7, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) /
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Zion Williamson is looking fit and determined to lead the New Orleans Pelicans into the playoffs in the NBA’s resumed season.

The Zion Williamson haters certainly aren’t pleased after the New Orleans Pelicans tweeted out a photo of the rookie back in the team’s weight room following the reopening of the facility.

Williamson has only played in 19 games thus far in his rookie campaign, but after nearly three months of training on and off the floor, the Pelicans star is ready for games to resume at the end of July.

Following knee surgery at the beginning of the year, the former Duke Blue Devil had to take things very slow and easy as New Orleans didn’t want to rush its future star back, but after Zion got a few games under his belt, it was full steam ahead for the rookie.

Now, Zion Williamson looks even stronger after the photo surfaced on social media last week.

More noticeable than his jacked and toned arms, Williamson is wearing a mask so as to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus to his fellow teammates and coaches, in hopes of keeping everyone healthy so the NBA season does in fact resume.

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Zion Williamson is averaging 23.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game in his rookie season as the Rookie of the Year battle has come down to the No. 1 overall pick in Williamson against the No. 2 overall pick in Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies.

Morant holds the edge for the award at the present time over Williamson.

Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans will take the court in the first NBA game since March 11 when the season resumes on July 30 in Orlando, Florida.

The NBA will return with a doubleheader that begins with the Pelicans and the Utah Jazz followed by the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers.

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Players and teams across the country report to training camp in their own facilities and then the NBA will resume competition at the ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex, inside Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

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