Pelicans general manager David Griffin attempted to squash the narrative that Zion Williamson’s 6-foot-6, 286-pound frame and poor conditioning led to the 2019 top pick’s latest knee injury, calling the gossip “asinine.”
The electrifying Williamson will miss the first 6-8 weeks of the season after undergoing surgery on his right knee to fix a torn meniscus.
“The notion that this (injury) happened somehow because Zion is in poor condition is just asinine,” Griffin told reporters Tuesday before his team opened up the season in Toronto. “He wasn’t in poor condition when he went 12-for-13 against (Chicago in preseason).”
Williamson was terrific in preseason before being shut down, averaging 23.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in 27.3 minutes through four games, but the 19-year-old’s conditioning has been debated since he lasted just nine minutes in the NBA Summer League in July.
Williamson scored 11 points against the Knicks in the Summer League opener before he was shut down the rest of the way due to pain in his left knee.
Longtime Duke coach Mike Krzyzewksi said at the time his former star didn’t look to be “in playing shape or mental shape to play.”
Others have also raised concerns as to whether Williamson’s body will be able to hold up through the a long NBA career.
Griffin isn’t having any of it.
“I’ve seen the narrative out there about him and this happened because he’s not in shape and he’s too big,” Griffin said. “That dude is a freak of nature. When he went through his physical, he ran on the treadmill longer than the cardio-stress test people have ever needed to put anybody through a test to get his heart rate up. That happened because he’s touched by the hand of God to do this. He’s in elite condition. He stays in elite condition.”
Williamson also suffered a right knee sprain last February during his lone season at Duke, when he landed awkwardly on the court after his Nike shoe infamously exploded.
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