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  • Zion Williamson’s potential return to the New Orleans Pelicans this postseason is up in the air and he talked to reporters about dealing with the label of being injury prone. Zion said quote: 'I can't escape what the world thinks and what people's opinions are… Physically, I'm fine, now it's just a matter of when I feel like Zion. I know the atmosphere I'd be entering based off playoff experience, now it's just a matter of when I feel like Zion.' Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe react to Zion's comments.
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  • @UndisputedOnFS1
    @UndisputedOnFS1  Рік тому +25

    Listen to What’s Wright with Nick Wright: sprtspod.fox/WhatsWright_YT

    • @deadend1487
      @deadend1487 Рік тому +2

      I want Zion to go look at footage of himself at Duke clearing the vertical stand 🤯

  • @zach3890
    @zach3890 Рік тому +774

    “The refrigerator’s shrinking your clothes” 😂😂😂

  • @jpg49
    @jpg49 Рік тому +375

    “Refrigerators shrinking your clothes” I feel attacked 😂

  • @Terror832
    @Terror832 Рік тому +715

    *Percentage of Career Games Played*
    Zion Wheelchairson
    114/308 = 37.0%
    Cade Cunningham
    76/164 = 46.3%
    KawhICU Leonard
    628/948 = 66.2%
    Kyrie Irving
    671/945 = 71.0%
    Anthony Day to Davis
    660/881 = 74.9%

    • @cmy9769
      @cmy9769 Рік тому +224

      wow when u compared all these players u actually found that ad played quite good amount of games😭😭😭but he's getting the most criticism is crazy most probably he's in the lakers and beside lebron

    • @Terror832
      @Terror832 Рік тому +130

      @@cmy9769 and also he has the lowest pain tolerance of any player I’ve seen. He gets a paper cut and he’s wincing considerably in pain. The faces he makes when he gets “injured” is comical and makes him an easy target for roasting. Whereas KawhICU can tear his whole ACL and still keep a straight face.

    • @cody95
      @cody95 Рік тому +185

      KawhICU 😂

    • @jamone5
      @jamone5 Рік тому +90

      These nicknames go hard tho. And nice find on the stats.

    • @madhungry98B
      @madhungry98B Рік тому +1

      What LeBrons

  • @HwangtheKorean
    @HwangtheKorean Рік тому +735

    Its not a “label” its just facts

  • @nombomb9670
    @nombomb9670 Рік тому +65

    “The refrigerator shrinking your clothes!” - Shannon 😂

    • @countryboy8643
      @countryboy8643 Рік тому +7

      yall keep drying my clothes on high heat😂

  • @jamescurtis1262
    @jamescurtis1262 Рік тому +493

    Pelicans need to seriously consider a trade at this point and cut loses. A player can be great but that doesn’t mean a thing if he doesn’t play.

    • @alexanderadonyae7937
      @alexanderadonyae7937 Рік тому +12

      Facts

    • @Mist3rT33
      @Mist3rT33 Рік тому +31

      True and I'm certain a trade would happen but in the end the results will end up the same, he's just to heavy and his knees and lower extremities aren't gonna hold up long

    • @WatchingLakersBasketball
      @WatchingLakersBasketball Рік тому +1

      They just went through this with AD and now that pick swap didn't work out for them with Lakers making the 7th seed and Pelicans are in an elimination match. Zion could careless about they chances if he's not healthy

    • @larrylindgren9484
      @larrylindgren9484 Рік тому +34

      @@WatchingLakersBasketball 99% and he can't play? Who in the NBA after 82 games is 100%. I'd say no one. He could get hurt again. So, what he's always hurt. That wouldn't be news, would it? Go out and give it a go. You have all summer to recover. Not only is injury prone he's soft as well. A bad combination.

    • @anthonycarter1535
      @anthonycarter1535 Рік тому

      Fact no cap

  • @jasonvegan5761
    @jasonvegan5761 Рік тому +629

    Everybody knew Zion would be suffering numerous injuries even before he was drafted into the NBA

    • @stevenjohnsonrobles
      @stevenjohnsonrobles Рік тому +12

      You mean everyone prayed on his downfall

    • @jasonvegan5761
      @jasonvegan5761 Рік тому +168

      @@stevenjohnsonrobles It was obvious based on how high he jumps and how big he is. Physics.

    • @emiliovargas5849
      @emiliovargas5849 Рік тому +99

      That’s false everyone wanted Him to lose some weight so he can stay healthy but yet he never listened an just gained more weight which is why he’s always injured. An everyone knew if he didn’t change he’s ways he’s gonna be another amazing player who never gets to play. No hate just facts when it comes to basketball

    • @shipitplease99999
      @shipitplease99999 Рік тому +8

      @@emiliovargas5849 if he loses weight he won’t have the advantage. He’s just be any 6’6 player

    • @chiefmiyagi9802
      @chiefmiyagi9802 Рік тому +55

      ​@@stevenjohnsonrobles they weren't praying for his downfall. They were trying to warn him.

  • @SupermanHopkins
    @SupermanHopkins Рік тому +14

    "The dryer is shrinking your clothes? Nah, the refrigerator is shrinking your clothes!" 😭😭😭

  • @alexanderadonyae7937
    @alexanderadonyae7937 Рік тому +122

    Brandon Ingram lead the pelicans into the playoffs back to back years without Zion availability

    • @yahirzavala-nm9ur
      @yahirzavala-nm9ur Рік тому +6

      I say trade him and either get another top 20/all star type player that’ll play more then 30 games a season yk😭 or get like 2-3 decent players outta him one has to be a decent defender as well as average 15-20 points a game for it to be worth it

    • @yahirzavala-nm9ur
      @yahirzavala-nm9ur Рік тому +7

      Cause they have a decent team already Ingram just needa another quality player to help on the offense more then 30 games

    • @kevind6965
      @kevind6965 Рік тому

      @@yahirzavala-nm9ur Zion for Dame? Thoughts….

    • @phillywawadrinker
      @phillywawadrinker Рік тому

      @@kevind6965 yeah easy thought portland isnt that stupid lmao

    • @brianbcj
      @brianbcj Рік тому

      Zion had then top3 enough said now they barely breathing

  • @estebanquintero5828
    @estebanquintero5828 Рік тому +236

    Zion needs to spend the off-season with David Goggins

    • @cjjxr
      @cjjxr Рік тому +44

      Zion would be MVP caliber if that happens lol

    • @tradariusmaddox6827
      @tradariusmaddox6827 Рік тому +2

      Who’s that

    • @lostone9700
      @lostone9700 Рік тому +22

      Goggins destroyed his knees.

    • @shoishoi14
      @shoishoi14 Рік тому +1

      Who is David Goggins? I dont feel like Googling it

    • @Thefitnesstrucker88
      @Thefitnesstrucker88 Рік тому +58

      @@shoishoi14he would destroy you just for being lazy not wanting to google 😂

  • @Queefy
    @Queefy Рік тому +161

    Media for the past 4 years has constantly been: “Wait for Zion to comback” “It’s all gonna change when Zion’s back” and we’re still waiting 😴 ⏰

    • @haroldsfishingadventures754
      @haroldsfishingadventures754 Рік тому +4

      Keep waiting, keep queefing

    • @jimmyringz2550
      @jimmyringz2550 Рік тому +2

      I mean. They’re right. Zion is a game changer

    • @Saint_Noel
      @Saint_Noel Рік тому +3

      His like D lo. Been loading for the past 5 years. 😂

    • @kex78
      @kex78 Рік тому

      @@haroldsfishingadventures754 😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @joshhayes5895
      @joshhayes5895 Рік тому

      Until the next time he gets injured lol .

  • @redphoenix0910
    @redphoenix0910 Рік тому +64

    Zion can easily escape what people think of him if he worked at it. Kobe did it his whole career. Everytime people criticized Kobe's game he evolved and proved the critics wrong. Zion has more than enough talent to do the same if he wants it bad enough. He gotta change the way he plays or lose weight, period.

    • @xaevius5319
      @xaevius5319 Рік тому +2

      Kobe never evolved out of being a ball hog tho...

    • @bcamm3100
      @bcamm3100 Рік тому +20

      @@xaevius5319 5 rings later...

    • @xaevius5319
      @xaevius5319 Рік тому

      @@bcamm3100 and what does that have to do with anything?

    • @buckybuck1820
      @buckybuck1820 Рік тому +2

      He needs to find a good trainer and chef. He’s got team trainers telling him he shouldn’t workout with weights too much, which is straight from David Griffins mouth. He’s got a chef who doesn’t want him eating any carbs. That combination is a recipe for disaster and does not bode well for building muscle mass. Any athlete who ever hit the weight room will tell you it made them significantly stronger and healthier. It also prevents injuries and heals them quicker if they happen. Finally it increases mental faculties as well. Those are just a few of the benefits.
      David Griffin and his “World Class Training and Medical Staff” is holding Zion back from flourishing, as well as the rest of the team. No one on the team has built any kind of significant muscle. They all look exactly the same as they were since David stepped office. Most of them haven’t put on any weight at least according to the team’s website. That includes all rookies drafted by David who are still on the team.
      Zion is not the problem. David and his staff are. They have failed him since day 1. Zion is to blame for showing up after draft day in worse shape than he was at Duke. Then it fell on the staffs shoulders and it’s been a bunch quackery since.

    • @impacc4182
      @impacc4182 Рік тому

      @@bcamm3100 it’s all about rings with you casuals lol watch basketball clown kobe was a ballhog

  • @sumterlb
    @sumterlb Рік тому +25

    "The refrigerator shrinking your clothes"
    😂😂😂😂

  • @lizzie7223
    @lizzie7223 Рік тому +81

    He's paid millions to be an athlete, taking care of your body is part of that.

    • @Crushcarter
      @Crushcarter Рік тому +5

      And playing is also a part it as well, but here we are

    • @sebastianabsolution655
      @sebastianabsolution655 Рік тому +7

      he spendin said millions on buffets an sodas.

    • @LibraLee88
      @LibraLee88 Рік тому +1

      He 99% healthy Lol he need to play If that's true 😆

  • @b.e.r.nnetwork8251
    @b.e.r.nnetwork8251 Рік тому +115

    If I always call out of work it's fair to say I'm a bad employee. This man said "the world thinks I'm injury prone and I can't help that they think that." 😂😂😂

    • @zachwhitlow4
      @zachwhitlow4 Рік тому +13

      Me: Hey boss I can't make work for the 10th time this month cause I'm injured.
      Boss: This seems like he's kinda injury prone.
      Me: WHAAAT???

    • @ashantinyongo7632
      @ashantinyongo7632 Рік тому +6

      To be fair to Zion it actually is something he can’t help, and it’s in his best interest to not see himself as injury prone, even though that’s what he has been so far.

    • @dbearded130
      @dbearded130 Рік тому +10

      ​@@ashantinyongo7632it is his fault he NEEDS to lose weight people have been saying it since before he got drafted. He needs to slim down to help himself out so his legs aren't being destroyed.

    • @maa7332
      @maa7332 Рік тому +1

      They can replace you

    • @Drummafolife
      @Drummafolife Рік тому

      ​@@ashantinyongo7632it's not his fault he's overweight and won't get in basketball shape?

  • @jarroddavis9494
    @jarroddavis9494 Рік тому +7

    “Somebody keep drying my clothes on high heat” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 im dead lmaooo

  • @MmGd101
    @MmGd101 Рік тому +8

    "the refrigerator is shrinking your clothes". One of his best quotes. Yes, yes..take the kid gloves off.

  • @seanleon2766
    @seanleon2766 Рік тому +82

    Zion has mentally checked out. He's now reminding me of Andrew Bynum when he got injured

    • @thaanonymous776
      @thaanonymous776 Рік тому +12

      As a Lakers fan, I remember that: twisting his hair on the bench in street clothes while collecting a check

    • @damonflagg7377
      @damonflagg7377 Рік тому +3

      This is the best comparison. He was always hurt

    • @williambreeze2659
      @williambreeze2659 Рік тому +2

      I remember when Bynum was shooting threes even when coaches didn't want to lmoa.

  • @leetraviusmckay2919
    @leetraviusmckay2919 Рік тому +42

    Zion been hanging out with Ben Simmons too much 😂😂😂

  • @sportspsp
    @sportspsp Рік тому +13

    The refrigerator is shrinking your clothes. 😂

  • @rontellem1547
    @rontellem1547 Рік тому +25

    Remember when Zion made an Allstar team? I was shocked haha

    • @statechamp3465
      @statechamp3465 Рік тому

      Why were you shocked?

    • @King-eg2zl
      @King-eg2zl Рік тому

      Why he was playing great and his team was the first seed 🤨

  • @leetraviusmckay2919
    @leetraviusmckay2919 Рік тому +12

    “The refrigerator shrinking your clothes” 😂😂😂

  • @datsapaddlin
    @datsapaddlin Рік тому +101

    Zions new nickname may as well be “The big Fridge…” because all he does is nothing but take in large amounts of food instead of playing.

    • @democracymeansdcstatehood3606
      @democracymeansdcstatehood3606 Рік тому +3

      -Dolores Huerta (1930-)
      “Every single day we sit down to eat, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and at our table we have food that was planted, picked, or harvested by a farm worker. Why is it that the people who do the most sacred work in our nation are the most oppressed, the most exploited?”

    • @malcalmplanter7068
      @malcalmplanter7068 Рік тому

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @shivaxxx2147
      @shivaxxx2147 Рік тому

      Lonzo ball should be mr unknown injury lmao

    • @17thNO
      @17thNO Рік тому

      The Heavy Lunch Bunch

    • @17thNO
      @17thNO Рік тому

      "The Big Show"

  • @804guwap
    @804guwap Рік тому +4

    “Tha refrigerator shrinking yo clothes” 😂😂

  • @TheNiggaReview
    @TheNiggaReview Рік тому +55

    It's not what the world thinks, it's a fact lol dude has only played in 37% of his games..

  • @PelkinKAd
    @PelkinKAd Рік тому +2

    “The refrigerator shrunk your clothes” Unc Shay 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @jaywashington7491
    @jaywashington7491 Рік тому +28

    I honestly miss players like Jordan and Kobe. Their mindset was way different from today's NBA. They were in the gym non-stop improving their game. All the stories I've heard about these players. And there are reasons why these 2 men are HOF champions.

    • @theeconomytraveler9999
      @theeconomytraveler9999 Рік тому +8

      I don´t know how old you are...but the NBA mentality back then was totally different across the board. Back then players had a sense of pride to be NBA players. Today many of these kids in the NBA become nationally known when they´re in highschool. Also...one major things that´s missing is that no one explains to these kids what situation they are in. Role model, entertainer, team player and so on. And how to take care of their bodies. Have a good day.

    • @jandt3463
      @jandt3463 Рік тому +8

      Legends like Kareem, Jordan, Kobe, LeBron, Duncan, true iron men in the game......

  • @yammt3148
    @yammt3148 Рік тому +5

    One hundred and fourteen games in four years... That is wild.

  • @dylancyr4105
    @dylancyr4105 Рік тому +14

    See, when there's actually real stories going on and not just looking for drama, these guys can be spot on. Alot of good points here. Nice take 👍

  • @fluid_thoughts2782
    @fluid_thoughts2782 Рік тому +4

    "The dryer shrinking my clothes..." "No...the refrigerator shrinking your clothes!" 😂😂😂

  • @hiimty8540
    @hiimty8540 Рік тому +4

    5:05 Skip was trying hard not show a grin 😂

  • @INumba1Stunna
    @INumba1Stunna Рік тому +15

    7:09 Shannon just spoke my whole life right here LOL. I used to love cycling as a child. But now that I'm in my 20s and driving a car, I know how dangerous people drive, and how many drivers don't look for cyclists & pedestrians. Mannn I want to ride a bicycle down the street some days, but damnn these drivers suck. Even the sidewalk aint safe when you gotta cross streets / driveways. 😂

    • @xaevius5319
      @xaevius5319 Рік тому

      Seems like an excuse to not ride a bike. Lmao. Pretty sure most people know the dangers of cte but people still go out there in the gridiron or the boxing ring. You telling me the town or city u live in has drivers that're basically playing gta?

    • @melanatedgod5337
      @melanatedgod5337 Рік тому +2

      @@xaevius5319 it may be an excuse, but it's a legitimate reason.

    • @williambreeze2659
      @williambreeze2659 Рік тому +2

      Switch to mountain biking op. You don't have to worry about cars hitting you! I wanted to get a road bike, but it's just not safe unless you're constantly in group rides! Spin class is also solid too! Defiantly look into mountain biking and xc riding!

    • @haroldsfishingadventures754
      @haroldsfishingadventures754 Рік тому +3

      It's the car commercials, they should be illegal, showing professional drivers on closed roads or race tracks driving 100 mph+ in cars that aren't meant to be race cars

    • @newerest1
      @newerest1 Рік тому

      @@xaevius5319 Shut up. There are literally more deaths in USA from car accidents than from intentional murders. Every single year. Driving is incredibly dangerous.

  • @Willismoneyeverywhere
    @Willismoneyeverywhere Рік тому +16

    Hes 99 percent ready they want him to be 100 wtf

    • @Drummafolife
      @Drummafolife Рік тому

      Who's they? The team cleared him to play. He's the one that refuses to

  • @Spiderwebb92
    @Spiderwebb92 Рік тому +2

    The refrigerator shrinking his clothes lol😅😅😅

  • @jasonisaac9614
    @jasonisaac9614 Рік тому +13

    He’s crazy not to wanna stay in New Orleans. They are a solid team and with a focused Zion they can be a contender

    • @OskeeWowWowIllinois23
      @OskeeWowWowIllinois23 Рік тому +1

      Cap 🧢

    • @Kagemusha08
      @Kagemusha08 Рік тому +2

      Any star is going to want to go to a major market like NY or Cali. You're going to make signifigantly more cash playing there due to the greater exposier, letting you make more cash beyond your salary. I have lived abroad on and off over the last 10 years. The only gear you typically see in foreign countries is teams like the Lakers and Nets. When you have the whole world wanting to buy your jersey you're earning are going to shoot up real quick.

    • @alanwooden3730
      @alanwooden3730 Рік тому +1

      @@OskeeWowWowIllinois23 how? They made the play in without him,with him actually playing they can go much further.

    • @JT-kv8pr
      @JT-kv8pr Рік тому

      Annnnnd he doesn’t even have to do ANYTHING to be a millionaire, so I would stay to

    • @barrybshrekson864
      @barrybshrekson864 Рік тому

      You know he dont care about that he just wanna get them nyc slices

  • @therealchristaholic
    @therealchristaholic Рік тому +13

    Nah , he's not injury prone, he's FOOD PRONE

  • @brodiethegoaty849
    @brodiethegoaty849 Рік тому +59

    I bet he doesn't miss games when he's playing for a franchise he likes.

    • @Hunter14
      @Hunter14 Рік тому +11

      Guys overweight and always injured. Maybe this circumstance he is healthy and refusing to play but when he gets back on the court it’s only a matter of time till he’s legitimately injured again.

    • @mikeclark7026
      @mikeclark7026 Рік тому +2

      Yeah, if he goes to a city that doesn’t have Popeyes, Arbys, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut maybe…
      Otherwise him “liking” an organization isn’t gonna matter.

    • @dtpman776
      @dtpman776 Рік тому +6

      @@mikeclark7026 every city has those basic restaurants 😂😂

    • @okidoki9226
      @okidoki9226 Рік тому +1

      I bet he never miss a meal

    • @melanatedgod5337
      @melanatedgod5337 Рік тому +1

      @@dtpman776 exactly lol.

  • @bran_bee626
    @bran_bee626 Рік тому +1

    "the refrigerator shrinking your clothes" 😂😂 Shannon is a treasure to watch man

  • @BxAlexander
    @BxAlexander Рік тому

    Shannon & Skip....very helpful info for me to implement in my life as a 40+ year old less active looking to improve my overall health 💯
    Thanks

  • @jimmymcmillan3312
    @jimmymcmillan3312 Рік тому +13

    At this point I think his best case scenario is a Bill Walton like championship run at some point in his career. He'll have to be lucky and healthy for a full year and on a good team

    • @theeconomytraveler9999
      @theeconomytraveler9999 Рік тому

      But remember, at least Bill Walton wasn´t overweight!!! Ahhhh, I remember that well back in the 70s. No one reckoned with Portland even being in the discussion. But I get what you´re saying.

  • @VIPER5921
    @VIPER5921 Рік тому +38

    How did Embiid go from being Injury prone to hardly being injured now?

    • @reimixo
      @reimixo Рік тому +10

      Hardly being injured???? 2021 51 games played and missed a game in the playoffs, last year got injured in the playoffs 2020 missed 22 games, 16 this year... 😂😂 He played 65 games 2x... This year 66 and last year 68... But for hurt in the playoffs...

    • @cedricasdfghjkl9151
      @cedricasdfghjkl9151 Рік тому

      ​@@reimixo he was unlucky and it was from incidents with others most of the times. That's something different.

    • @reimixo
      @reimixo Рік тому +11

      @@cedricasdfghjkl9151 every time? Lol
      Half the league is injury prone now, it's ok lol plus load managment.... Most players play around 60 games now... But let's not say they are not injury prone... Then we are callin them liars.....
      The difference is zion can't play a full month.... And won't unless he loses weight.... Dude needs to drop to 250-255...

    • @Vega_Sports
      @Vega_Sports Рік тому +2

      Please don’t jinx us

    • @bryanyee7
      @bryanyee7 Рік тому +1

      Embiid is still potentially injury prone or at greater risk, but at least he has heart and tries his best to be his best. Zion is just plain lazy.

  • @TheZiel23
    @TheZiel23 Рік тому +2

    “He’s a 18 Wheeler with a Ferrari engine” 8:21 😂😂😂

    • @Mariano21882
      @Mariano21882 Рік тому

      You mean with a Kia engine … 😂 😂

  • @allenlegacy242
    @allenlegacy242 Рік тому

    We love you Zion. Your mental is most important.

  • @yahwehkno
    @yahwehkno Рік тому +6

    They shud of never paid him

  • @danielf986
    @danielf986 Рік тому +6

    I wonder in the future, if NBA teams would be hesitant to draft a player of Zion size….

  • @JayJay-he9bk
    @JayJay-he9bk Рік тому +2

    Dude was doing 360 dunks at the beginning of the game… he can play

  • @MichaelC-rv1bk
    @MichaelC-rv1bk Рік тому +2

    I love how Shannon approached this topic more nuanced than skip and I really feel like skips attacking him but as an athletes Shannon confirms that mental blocks are just as crippling as physical blocks

  • @Herbalizer28
    @Herbalizer28 Рік тому +26

    Barkley was heavy AND explosive ! Was about the same weight when he entered the league...Skip doesn't want to admit it cuz Barkley hates him !

    • @rozburg
      @rozburg Рік тому +13

      Barkley was really athletic for his size. Zion has that Shawn Kemp elite explosion.

    • @DefenderOfVirginity
      @DefenderOfVirginity Рік тому +17

      barkley was able to play. zion is not

    • @zoradelaney9412
      @zoradelaney9412 Рік тому +11

      Barkley was at least 30 pounds lighter than Zion when he entered the league.....

    • @dbearded130
      @dbearded130 Рік тому +16

      Barkley at his prime was 250. Zion is 284. That's a 34 pound difference and that's a BIG difference when it comes to your legs and their health.

    • @Herbalizer28
      @Herbalizer28 Рік тому

      @@dbearded130 Well I'm not talking about his prime, I'm talking about when he entered the league..before he was told to lose weight..He didn't want to get drafted by Philly and the organization asked him to drop down to 285..he went to Denny's to binge and gained 20lbs in 48 hours just so they wouldn't draft him..he was at 302lbs ..check it out, the story is just a google search away !

  • @yellaboiroc3188
    @yellaboiroc3188 Рік тому +61

    That's why contracts shouldn't be guaranteed. Should be based on performance and games played. Bet that'll change how many people are actually going through something.

    • @deesplash7087
      @deesplash7087 Рік тому +2

      I mostly agree. Only caveat to what u said is performance bring subjective . But everything else is legit 💯

    • @yellaboiroc3188
      @yellaboiroc3188 Рік тому +1

      @@deesplash7087 not really when you consider James harden old antics. Yes he was there to play but was he really giving it his all all out of shape and everything? Nope lol

    • @thebestever160
      @thebestever160 Рік тому +1

      EXACTLY.

    • @Mrqq-jx2ox
      @Mrqq-jx2ox Рік тому +1

      Good luck getting the union to ever agree to that. You MIGHT be able to get them to agree to a minimum game requirement to guarantee just a portion of the contract, but you’d have to give them something big like removing the game requirement for awards and all star nominations, more paid benefits, and probably even remove the hard cap entirely like in baseball. Basically things that probably not all of the owners, especially small market ones, will be on board with, which would lead to a lockout.

    • @tigera6
      @tigera6 Рік тому

      @@Mrqq-jx2ox Yeah, players already have too much power nowadays, just look at KD, he signed a 4 year deal and immediately forced his way out of town regardless of the committment. And we have Adam Silver to thanks for that because of how friendly he want to be to the players.

  • @jaykenpachi6788
    @jaykenpachi6788 Рік тому +2

    114 games in 4 years is crazy😂 bro is finessing tf outta the pelicans😂😂

  • @Themayseffect
    @Themayseffect Рік тому +1

    Zion looking "great" when he played this year is the understatement of the year.. he looked unstoppable

  • @leetraviusmckay2919
    @leetraviusmckay2919 Рік тому +7

    “It’s not a label but facts”

    • @williambreeze2659
      @williambreeze2659 Рік тому +1

      Zion is acting like he hasn't missed a lot of games.

  • @NotebookLives
    @NotebookLives Рік тому +19

    Zion has been fleecing the Pelicans since he got into the league. He’s injury-prone, yes - but he also drags the recoveries out because he doesn’t want to play for them. Put him on the Warriors tomorrow and I guarantee you he plays 65+ games.

    • @haroldsfishingadventures754
      @haroldsfishingadventures754 Рік тому +1

      Nah, he'll just get injured again. Zion will never be what people expected of him, the blown sneaker at the top of the key was the omen. And the fact that he's healthy but doesn't "want" to play shows he's just a scrub that's collecting a check so he can sit around and watch cartoons with his mom dukes

    • @StillaYouTubeGuy
      @StillaYouTubeGuy Рік тому

      Why doesn’t he want to ply for them?

    • @JPSimen
      @JPSimen Рік тому

      @@StillaUA-camGuy small market, stupid GM as touted by the late David Stern. No exposure to large market. AD ran away after being wasted.

    • @GG-bw2ph
      @GG-bw2ph Рік тому

      He won’t play 65 + games.. his body will break down by game 10

  • @jsdzx
    @jsdzx Рік тому +1

    Man damn Zion. That cardio is a commitment. I feel them on how that cardio be on your head! At my most motivated, 6 days 1h. And I hate it!!

  • @georgettegreen3961
    @georgettegreen3961 Рік тому +3

    You are right Shannon, athletes wonder will this health hold up after an injury. In your head there may be a block, sometimes you push through others it hinders you. Its a fear to relapse (sometimes). Not certain if your latter arguments could be what is at play as well, because his destination may be a factor, would he be more willing to play somewhere else?

  • @mdsaiyan6076
    @mdsaiyan6076 Рік тому +12

    Imagine dribbling a ball for a living plus millions of dollars and caring what team/city you play in for 8 months a year

  • @arlopear7136
    @arlopear7136 Рік тому +1

    Zion out here making AD look like Cal Ripken 😂

  • @AydenDoesGames
    @AydenDoesGames Рік тому

    When I used to live in Spartanburg SC I used to go to spartan burg day Highschool to watch this man play. Lines out the door. In tucking Highschool. Man was crazy

  • @leetraviusmckay2919
    @leetraviusmckay2919 Рік тому +6

    People knew Zion was going to be injury prone before he even got drafted

  • @youlikedyourowncomment5151
    @youlikedyourowncomment5151 Рік тому +13

    He also cant escape those cheeseburgers

  • @Alvin-if7pf
    @Alvin-if7pf Рік тому +1

    “The refrigerator shrinkin yo clothes”🤣🤣🤣

  • @thenoseknows9391
    @thenoseknows9391 Рік тому +11

    He's another Greg Oden 💯💯😭😭😭😭😭

  • @yurielcundangan9090
    @yurielcundangan9090 Рік тому +4

    Skip has no right to Remain SILENT

  • @blaketindle4703
    @blaketindle4703 Рік тому +1

    Dude ain’t on the court but he’s CRUSHING Country Kitchen Buffet!

  • @rayman1269
    @rayman1269 Рік тому +1

    I said this last year “zion is finessing the system”

  • @DM-bx1zv
    @DM-bx1zv Рік тому +7

    Start paying per game played and this discussion goes away.
    Zion is clearly not in the mold of old school champions. I’ll leave it at that.

  • @userPICK6o
    @userPICK6o Рік тому +5

    I shed no tears for these teams that KNOW what's going to happen BUT sign these players to ludicrous money anyways.. NO should have traded his arse long ago - as with any team that signs Kyrie or trades for Ben Simmons..

  • @YaboyElowsCards
    @YaboyElowsCards Рік тому +1

    His refrigerator is shrinking his clothes 😂😂

  • @jojoatake1997
    @jojoatake1997 Рік тому +3

    “You know why” 😂😂😂😂

  • @deadend1487
    @deadend1487 Рік тому +7

    I love Zion but let’s be real the man is 285 6’8 with a 48 in vert how long you think his knees gone last with no jumpshot 😅

    • @quantrellh.4939
      @quantrellh.4939 Рік тому +1

      He doesn't even get injured by his jumpshots. Lol, he gets injured by dunking and rebounding.

    • @deadend1487
      @deadend1487 Рік тому +2

      @@quantrellh.4939 Reading in one thing but understand what you’re reading is another

    • @marshaunwilson5979
      @marshaunwilson5979 Рік тому +1

      @@quantrellh.4939 6’5 😂

    • @quantrellh.4939
      @quantrellh.4939 Рік тому

      @@deadend1487 oh 😱

    • @quantrellh.4939
      @quantrellh.4939 Рік тому

      @@marshaunwilson5979 I didn't say anything about height.

  • @seand8415
    @seand8415 Рік тому +2

    Random thought while I was 🍃💨 and listening to this clip: Zion to Portland and Dame to the N.O. 😮 They'd REALLY make some noise in the West 🗣️

    • @joebuffy1840
      @joebuffy1840 Рік тому

      The Pelicans play fine without Zion. Just trade and get players and picks for him.

  • @ceddywilliams
    @ceddywilliams Рік тому +2

    “yaw keep drying my clothes on high heat” 😅😅😅😅

  • @bayoustormryder3823
    @bayoustormryder3823 Рік тому +3

    They needed to wave Zion and keep it moving.

  • @EXTRAORDINARYz
    @EXTRAORDINARYz Рік тому +5

    If he's 99% then he's 100% ready to play

  • @cevaunkinney6843
    @cevaunkinney6843 Рік тому

    "The refrigerator is shrinking yo clothes" Unc a comedian and he know it 🤣🤣

  • @slycrook34
    @slycrook34 Рік тому

    "The refrigerator is shrinkin ur clothes!" 🔥

  • @halamadrid6733
    @halamadrid6733 Рік тому +12

    Gotta start eating some chicken salads instead of fast food

  • @sterlt.2836
    @sterlt.2836 Рік тому +4

    Watch how healthy Zion be when he’s in New York 😂

  • @ijayrizzy3116
    @ijayrizzy3116 Рік тому +1

    Shannon made a great point. This is eerily similar to the Kawhi-Spurs situation.

  • @25clownboy
    @25clownboy Рік тому

    The Fridge Shirking His Clothes 😂😂😂😂

  • @Thunderbro92
    @Thunderbro92 Рік тому +13

    We're getting tired of him in New Orleans too.

    • @quartpurp9798
      @quartpurp9798 Рік тому

      He don’t wanna be there, I wish he just gon head and say it

  • @tomnguyen3305
    @tomnguyen3305 Рік тому +3

    everyone before the draft: dude looks great, but his body cant go through the physicality of the NBA
    Zion: Im a fatass, and i cant help it. i cant play

  • @natemps
    @natemps Рік тому

    This was a good section for them...both speaking just fact

  • @cireewol
    @cireewol Рік тому

    When Shannon says 'schrew', you know he's passionate!!!

  • @daquanbumbry8519
    @daquanbumbry8519 Рік тому +6

    I can tell from when Zion got drafted that he does not wanna be in NO its just obvious.

    • @haroldsfishingadventures754
      @haroldsfishingadventures754 Рік тому +1

      Well, it shouldn't matter what he wants, he got drafted. If players are just gonna sit out because they feel like it or because they don't like the team theyre on while making oodles of money, the NBA is in big trouble, but this is already being echoed. Jordan got drafted to Bulls, did he want to go there, who knows, but he made it work

    • @tigera6
      @tigera6 Рік тому

      @@haroldsfishingadventures754 But players start to get more power though. You would never imagine someone who just signed a long-term deal would demand a trade, but KD did and forced a trade to the Suns. Other players will start to get what they want really soon, and I wont be shock if those high draft pick will get to choose their team as well sooner or later..

  • @coreycoronel7506
    @coreycoronel7506 Рік тому +3

    Zion said he admires Naruto. Why he acting like he don’t believe

    • @25lighters91
      @25lighters91 Рік тому +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @xMj22x
    @xMj22x Рік тому

    Shannon had me at the refrigerator is shrinking his clothes 😂

    • @ostellgriggs7275
      @ostellgriggs7275 Рік тому

      You know Shannon can't see the big picture he think laBron is the Goat with 6 championships losses and 4 wins and Jordan has won 6 for 6

  • @ZiggyDoom
    @ZiggyDoom Рік тому

    Zion is giving me that Eddy Curry after the NBA vibe. His build is massive.

    • @JPSimen
      @JPSimen Рік тому

      Curry was def eating.

  • @Supernova-lc2yf
    @Supernova-lc2yf Рік тому +3

    Don't risk him this season, make that man WORK and comeback 1000% fit next year with some *WEIGHT LOSS* and see if he can play a full season, he doesn't in the 2023-24 season then the Pelicans will have some serious questions..I mean the money is fully guaranteed so whether he plays or not bro secured the bag lol there's no rush for him unfortunately

    • @Kagemusha08
      @Kagemusha08 Рік тому +1

      Hmmmm, this sounds familiar...oh yeah, because that's EXACTLY what they did last year. Sit Zion out when they got beat in the first round, go on and on about how he's going to get healthy, post pictures showing how slim he looks, starts playing and looks like a generational talent, then gets injured and sits out when they need him the most. Unless Zion and the Pelicans make a signifigant change this is going to repeat again and again...

  • @_HMCB_
    @_HMCB_ Рік тому +5

    The problem is pro athletes overall get paid too much and the system is too willing to give it up. It makes for an environment where athletes think of themselves too highly and their agents/family thinking they’re indispensable to society. Seriously?! Life will go on. Sometimes we need to be appreciative for what we’re handed in life and give more than we want to take.

    • @20trillion
      @20trillion Рік тому +2

      Owner with no talent with their daddies money get paid too much

    • @scratchpenny
      @scratchpenny Рік тому +1

      @@20trillion That's true as well. It doesn't mean these athletes/entertainers are not being overvalued. In general, it's a problem with modern society. So many people don't contribute much value to humanity, but we reward them because of our society's misplaced values in superficial and unimportant things. And when society does too much of that, it creates soft people. But the entire culture is unsustainable, and so it will eventually collapse. People will look back at America like we look at Rome.

    • @20trillion
      @20trillion Рік тому

      @@scratchpenny I was an athlete in track and football we don't even get a normal childhood when students go home athletes have to practice and study and the real talent doesn't make it ... overseas u can get paid at 15 instead of wasting time in school

    • @scratchpenny
      @scratchpenny Рік тому +1

      @@20trillion I am not saying that athletes have no value, just that they are overpraised/overvalued and not as important as they think. For example, the whole point of professional athletics is to entertain people. That's it. They don't save lives. They don't set policy. They don't even build or create anything. They are not out here doing the most critical roles in society. But just like actors, they receive far too much attention because of our misguided cultural values where we worship fame and celebrity. It's the same thing with people like the Kardashians or Instagram models. These types offer little to nothing to improve society, but they get treated like they are vital. That's why I said the culture is unsustainable. It's all built on superficial perceptions rather than actual production. At least athletes have real skills, though.

    • @kpNov23
      @kpNov23 Рік тому +1

      And wall street and ivy leaguers who get in due to nepotism

  • @mosesrios2820
    @mosesrios2820 Рік тому +1

    Shannon knows his Basketball

  • @tylerking5354
    @tylerking5354 Рік тому

    Young Zion Simmons

  • @thedesertchild3580
    @thedesertchild3580 Рік тому +24

    This is why I hate player control in the NBA dude signs a contracts says he's physically fine to Play but only wants to play when he feels like it
    The war against working continues

    • @Am20044
      @Am20044 Рік тому +2

      Pocket watcher

    • @thedesertchild3580
      @thedesertchild3580 Рік тому +10

      @@Am20044 I'm allowed to pocketwatch thieves

    • @ThomasAcosta02
      @ThomasAcosta02 Рік тому +1

      ​@@Am20044 Man that's what most of these people have in common for some reason. It all comes back to that they're pocket watchers lol

    • @leelee-uq5ui
      @leelee-uq5ui Рік тому +5

      @@thedesertchild3580 keyboard advisors are funny

    • @vengeancewillbemine3440
      @vengeancewillbemine3440 Рік тому +5

      😂 this thread funny. Like watching a clown fight.

  • @jib11
    @jib11 Рік тому +6

    Kobe would be ashamed of players these days.. miss you mamba

    • @AP90x
      @AP90x Рік тому +1

      Kobe would have 12 rings in this curry 3point charmin soft era

    • @applycontext9161
      @applycontext9161 Рік тому

      @@AP90x grow up

  • @mylesgaines8743
    @mylesgaines8743 Рік тому

    The refrigerator shrinking yo clothes 😂😂😂😂

  • @shamgod8104
    @shamgod8104 Рік тому

    Lol...the Fridge is shrinking your clothes 😂😂😂

  • @OC.TINYYY
    @OC.TINYYY Рік тому +4

    Greg Oden all over again.
    He should sign as big as a contract as possible & retire in a few years.
    He's already lost a bunch off his vertical leap, if you compare to college before all his injuries. He's going to be Blake Griffin of today soon enough.

  • @JacaboBlanco
    @JacaboBlanco Рік тому +3

    What good is a star player that LITERALLY never plays?
    They need to trade him for a bag of o
    Peanuts

  • @wcbgcpetere1
    @wcbgcpetere1 Рік тому

    "The refrigerator shrinking your clothes!"
    🤣