I make this joke all the time. There are cities with fatter foods but there's no city with more appealing food, so if you're a hooper who has no discipline and loves food, there's no better place to get fat than New Orleans If Zion had landed literally anywhere else, he would be the generational talent that was promised
Shaq and Chuck and Ernie Johnson are a huge part of what makes TNT coverage of the NBA great for 3 decades. I remember watching the conference finals and being very sad that TNT would not be hosting the finals. The NBA on CBS in the 80s was great, on NBC in the 90s it was great but ESPN/ ABC really dropped the ball as far as quality coverage was concerned. Losing TNT after this year is going to be a huge loss for a league already struggling
Zion is a perfect example of what's wrong with the American basketball system. Until he reached the NBA, he was always the most talented and physically gifted player on the court. He's never had anyone hold him accountable. At every level, he was more important than his teammates, coaches, or team. Because of this, he has no work ethic, he has no guts, he doesn't have the killer instinct. If he slimmed down to 250, he could be one of the greats. But, he won't and he'll join Ben Simmons, Greg Oden, and others in the "could have been" category. The sad part is that it isn't injuries (like Oden) that sank him, but mindset (like Simmons). They just don't want to work at it.
That was spot on. I think he's a combo of Oden & Simmons except unlike Odens injuries Zion's weight problems which only makes injury more likely could be controlled. The league had players eat themselves out of the league before.
And there is no incentive for a player like him to change his ways, because in the NBA he got his generational wealth bag anyway. Despite the shit he has pulled off and the games he has missed.
What's actually happening? Is it a mental kind of problem? or does it have to do with his injuries? (I didn't watch the vid, paused it and went straight to comments)
ALSO PSA IF YOU ARE GOING TO GAMBLE DO NOT FOLLOW HIS PICKS OR ANYONE WHO IS SPONSORED MY PRIZEPICKS HOW DO YOU THINK THEY MAKE MONEY BY TAKING YOURS. there’s other strategies out there to always win which i will not share but they’re here on youtube :)
Wish this was the top comment. Creators like this complain about the downfall of professional sports, but they are a huge part of it by pushing sports betting. Creators like this need to be held accountable
You right. He doesn't want it. He has access to everything a guy could ever want. He can buy and do whatever with the money he makes. So like a lot of the players in the NBA now they don't play for the love of the game anymore just for the money and benefits
😂😂 it's even better because both had weigh problems. Not as funny from skinny Kenny. I like also the story how Moses talked to him which finally convinced him. To get in shape.
Y'all remember when Pelicans fans were celebrating when Anthony Davis got traded because it meant they were building around Zion? So they essentially gave up an injury prone player for an injury prone player. Lol
4:24 Today, I learned that Mike thinks 7'3" Boban is more than a foot taller than 6'7" Zion. Please, everyone take a moment of silence for our man, Mike.
IMO: the younger generation of NBA players (after Curry) are generally very concerned with every cent they can get from their contracts while doing as little as possible as soon as possible. They say they're focused on a championship but what they do says otherwise. Their performance becomes even more mediocre the years after a lucrative contract extension is obtained. Then markedly bounce back on the year of the next extension negotiation. I so miss the generation of Russell et al, MJ, Magic & Bird et al, Lebron & Curry et al...those guys came to play, play their best & play for a championship. So it was real fun to tune in. The current generation just mostly goes through the motions, except maybe for the European players who mostly play their hearts out.
As my doctor has said if you wait too long sometimes the damage has already been done. Zion treated his body poorly for so long he's probably not going to be able to recover.
I'm getting deja vu... Great video Mike. It sucks to see I'm a huge Lakers fan but love NBA basketball and watching the Pels when Zion is healthy is so much fun I just hope whatever happens he gives it a legit 110% and is happy when this is all over.
Funny how Zion (PF at 6'6" - 6'7") weighs as much as Jokic (Center at 6'11"-7') does but he's shorter than Jokic...... and yet everyone is calling Jokic fat????.... Huh? All just because Jokic doesn't fly through the air like Zion. Lol.
Zion, Kawhi, Ben Simmons, Wiggins (GSW) with their humungus contracts are hell to trade because they have no real value unless one wants to see them in 'Streetclothes' posing.
When no one close to you is willing to be honest with you, the result is an entitled player who not is willing to do what it takes to be his best self. It’s sad really.
I wish he took things seriously, people keep trying to make excuses for him and i understand he can struggle mentally but at the end of the day its because he doesn't want to put in the work because his whole life hes been so good he doesn't have to work for it
Louisiana is ranked 4th most obese state. Absolutely the wrong place for Zion. Send him to Colorado, it's 2nd lowest Obesity rate and I think Boulder is identified as one of the healthiest cities.
Even if he is healthy and not injured, his height and short 6'10 wingspan can only limit him to how good he can be. As a pf that is short to get enough rebounds, blocks to be the mvp. Hall of famer is his ceiling. His dunks and athleticism is fun to watch but it wont get you multiple championships
@@lamontmoss1249 charles Barkley is an exception but he still is nowhere near being a legend or the goat. Had Barkley been 6'10 he would have been up there with duncan, karl malone.
20:48 Zion not getting his torch from Lebron; he getting it from Dwight Howard. Both physically dominant, but also like to eat, and have bunch of baby mamas.
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You outta pocket smh
He needs access to Lebron's steroids
Where yo girl at Mike I'm tryna FW Her she straight. She seems Easy. I'll bring her back tho
@@Jesussaves852what I win bro
The thumbnail and Thanksgiving timing are both crazy work
Mike got holiday bills to pay
@@yump6429 red light district is an option, he sure looks the part, more cushing for the pushig
@@Matser666777 brooo 💀😂
😭🙏💀@@Matser666777
@@gnm4 me just realizing 1 hour later what this comment means
Crazy that this same video can be made on a yearly basis
After I clicked and it was loading, I was like "wait, how old is this?"...... crazy, so much potential wasted.
I was thinking about that as I was making this video... Zion is lowkey becoming a Ben Simmons like topic for me.
Same with Ben Simmons
@@TheFlightMikeI respect how you can admit that it’s becoming repetitive. I just wish you would say that on the videos, big fan tho mate
@@TheFlightMikeaccurate.
As a native Louisianan, there's no worse city a person who has a weight problem could have ended up.
San Antonio man!
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Yup🙂Especially Cajun based foods like fries🍟with a bucket of shrimps🦐😋🤌😚drown it with a cold beer🍻you have money like Zion's....who can resist🙃
I make this joke all the time. There are cities with fatter foods but there's no city with more appealing food, so if you're a hooper who has no discipline and loves food, there's no better place to get fat than New Orleans
If Zion had landed literally anywhere else, he would be the generational talent that was promised
@@goombapizza6335 NO also one of the easiest places to lose weight tho wit their hot temps and high humidity. You can sweat it out EASY down there.
0:09 fucking chuck😂😂😂 “Look like me and Shaq had a baby”☠️☠️
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
Chuck is a treasure 😂
😂😂😂
Shaq and Chuck and Ernie Johnson are a huge part of what makes TNT coverage of the NBA great for 3 decades. I remember watching the conference finals and being very sad that TNT would not be hosting the finals. The NBA on CBS in the 80s was great, on NBC in the 90s it was great but ESPN/ ABC really dropped the ball as far as quality coverage was concerned. Losing TNT after this year is going to be a huge loss for a league already struggling
Zion is a perfect example of what's wrong with the American basketball system. Until he reached the NBA, he was always the most talented and physically gifted player on the court. He's never had anyone hold him accountable. At every level, he was more important than his teammates, coaches, or team. Because of this, he has no work ethic, he has no guts, he doesn't have the killer instinct.
If he slimmed down to 250, he could be one of the greats. But, he won't and he'll join Ben Simmons, Greg Oden, and others in the "could have been" category. The sad part is that it isn't injuries (like Oden) that sank him, but mindset (like Simmons). They just don't want to work at it.
That was spot on.
I think he's a combo of Oden & Simmons except unlike Odens injuries Zion's weight problems which only makes injury more likely could be controlled.
The league had players eat themselves out of the league before.
And there is no incentive for a player like him to change his ways, because in the NBA he got his generational wealth bag anyway. Despite the shit he has pulled off and the games he has missed.
It’s literally as simple as he doesn’t want to be in New Orleans.
What's actually happening? Is it a mental kind of problem? or does it have to do with his injuries? (I didn't watch the vid, paused it and went straight to comments)
@@randomf2pplayah768 He's just lazy and entitled.
When even hundreds of millions of dollars of potential career earnings cant convince him to watch his diet, you know it's a sickness.
They money is the problem. It's guaranteed. What is his incentive to change? He has made generational wealth.
Ben Simmons syndrome, fame and guaranteed money with no work ethic can lead these young bucks to coast if they don't have Lebron's mind and dedication
@@issahgyandi3365it’s only guaranteed if he’s not fat
2:00 start time. Stop with the fluff Mike. And stop promoting gambling. Kids watch you
ALSO PSA IF YOU ARE GOING TO GAMBLE DO NOT FOLLOW HIS PICKS OR ANYONE WHO IS SPONSORED MY PRIZEPICKS HOW DO YOU THINK THEY MAKE MONEY BY TAKING YOURS. there’s other strategies out there to always win which i will not share but they’re here on youtube :)
more like 18:24....dude goes on a tangent about zion and pelicans entire history going back to 2018 for what? unsubbed
Dood sold out
Wish this was the top comment. Creators like this complain about the downfall of professional sports, but they are a huge part of it by pushing sports betting. Creators like this need to be held accountable
Bruh I swear he doesn’t want it
He just don't want to be in New Orleans
@ ohh u got a point
You right. He doesn't want it. He has access to everything a guy could ever want. He can buy and do whatever with the money he makes. So like a lot of the players in the NBA now they don't play for the love of the game anymore just for the money and benefits
It's obvious he loves food more than ball.
He wants that fried chicken though
That thumbnail is insidious work
Straight up diabolical 😭🤣
If you're paying me $100M, you can tell me whatever you want me to do with my body and I'm doing it.
i will never not laugh at chuck saying zion looks like his + shaq's baby 💀
😂😂 it's even better because both had weigh problems. Not as funny from skinny Kenny.
I like also the story how Moses talked to him which finally convinced him. To get in shape.
@@vlada. Although Chuck in his later years in Philly, he would still show up to Practice with McDonald’s and KFC but NOT to the Degree like Zion😂😂😂😂😂
Zion would take the cake for biggest bust, but he ate it all before I even finished handing it to him
The wordplay here🔥😂
But still playing ball is a cake walk for him 😁
@@mikhailabdurrachman2443 if there is a plate of food near the basket you're right
David Goggins says He's a Thanksgiving eatin' mudafuka! 😂😂😂
never heard of her
@@sidneydean. Does the name David sound like a her?
zion needs to start a mukbang youtube channel starting tomorrow
I remember when The Joker lost weight in the off-season and went on to win 3 x MVP's, 1 x FMVP, and a Chip
He started conditioning and weight training as part of his program to lose weight -- but people say he only cares about horse racing. 😂
@@randygraham926 Zion only cares about ice cream & Only Fans hookers
15:37 “his mothers child” 😂
I was just about to comment that!!! 😂🤣😭
if he’s eating his way out of the nba, last thing he should be eating is Burger King, literal bottom of the barrel of fast food
Wendy’s Popeyes Panda Express are goated.
You know thats not actually him in the picture right?
@@123MGtvI bet he does eat a lot of fast food tho
@@DailyNihilismok
BK actually much healthier than MCD. Less chemicals involved.
Y'all remember when Pelicans fans were celebrating when Anthony Davis got traded because it meant they were building around Zion?
So they essentially gave up an injury prone player for an injury prone player. Lol
The hanma family would be disappointed seeing that tattoo on an unfit back 😂
"With his mother's child" lol
His sister! 😮 (glad someone else caught that 😂)
He’ll never loose enough weight playing in Louisiana we have some of best food in the world it’s too tempting 😂
Let me get a another gumbo plate
Another yearly history lesson. Almost forgot about him. So much talent.
4:24 Today, I learned that Mike thinks 7'3" Boban is more than a foot taller than 6'7" Zion. Please, everyone take a moment of silence for our man, Mike.
Zion is like 6"6 and he said "almost a foot taller". Boban is 7"4.
@@djdarklyceum...he said “is literally over a foot taller”
20 mins of rehashing the past...and 2 mins of actual new info.
can't blame him.. so much money... so many food to taste..
😂😂😂
Wow this is a huge recap. Skip here 21:46
😂
Once you think with your little head, it's a down hill from there. Stay focused!
Cant blame him with the food in that area.
Underrated Comment
Area?
New Orleans @@jeanloverme6466
@@jeanloverme6466 he talking bout that Louisiana Gumbo man!
@ Lol. Curious, not sure if he meant his home or NOLA.
Her finally gets to the point at 18:23
You're welcome
Biblicaly accurate thumbnail for the dude
Bro should just go overseas and eat whatever he wants 😅
Zion was dominating kids…now he is with the big boys…can’t expect him to be HOF level based on his early career.
Man who the frick holds and eats a burger like that
Dude NEW ORLEANS is literally the worst place on the planet for a guy who likes to eat 😂
Pelicans fans are STILL in denial about Zion’s weight being an issue
"Two 2 dudes having a baby, dats hilarious"!
OMG Barkley is amazing! "Looks like Shaq and I had a baby"! LMFAO!
Charles Barkley quote at the beginning it’s pretty iconic now😂
Charles always hustled!
Zion and Simmons should start a podcast 😂
Thumbnail is Nasty work 😂
IMO: the younger generation of NBA players (after Curry) are generally very concerned with every cent they can get from their contracts while doing as little as possible as soon as possible. They say they're focused on a championship but what they do says otherwise. Their performance becomes even more mediocre the years after a lucrative contract extension is obtained. Then markedly bounce back on the year of the next extension negotiation. I so miss the generation of Russell et al, MJ, Magic & Bird et al, Lebron & Curry et al...those guys came to play, play their best & play for a championship. So it was real fun to tune in. The current generation just mostly goes through the motions, except maybe for the European players who mostly play their hearts out.
1. Lots of players in multiple sports have had weight clauses
2. Boban is 7’3”
3. Thanks for the vid 🙏🏼
As my doctor has said if you wait too long sometimes the damage has already been done. Zion treated his body poorly for so long he's probably not going to be able to recover.
@ikiwheese diabetes, stoke, heart attack. Once he stops playing he’s gonna balloon to 400+ lbs easily & then ☠️
*Y’all I got a Burger King Whopper ad 😂 Was it because of the thumbnail 😂*
Have it your way
I'm getting deja vu... Great video Mike. It sucks to see I'm a huge Lakers fan but love NBA basketball and watching the Pels when Zion is healthy is so much fun I just hope whatever happens he gives it a legit 110% and is happy when this is all over.
He choked on the pressure.... And a twinkee.
His junk food is his weakness pulling him down with weight.......Why!!!!
I always thought he was overrated when he was back in high school. Then I was proven wrong for a few years. And now I have the laugh again, muahahaha
Knocking Zion for taking a Mountain Dew deal is a stretch. How he makes his money off the court has nothing to do with his NBA career.
Low key turning into the nba version of Eddie Lacy
Like Bro is insanely good but he can’t stay in shape
He's Eddy Curry 2.0
@@Lennox1224 that’s kinda an insult to Eddy Curry cuz he was more available than Zion is he only really missed games games his last four years
But don’t get me wrong Zion is the better player
High Key
We don’t care about Zion anymore - EVERYBODY
If he stays on court for a season we will just like kawhi
Speak for yourself bot
*”Zion doesn’t care anymore” -Zion Williamson
6:45 that feeling when the knee surgery is tomorrow
When he lost hunger for the contract the only hunger that was left was for double cheeseburgers
Promoting gambling is like promoting recreational fentynal use. This video should be age restricted
That's the best thumbnail that Mike has ever made...
Damn, it felt like yesterday when Zion got drafted that Max was still on TV LMAO
The thumbnail is devious 💀
That is a diabolical thumbnail bro 😭
18:44 Getting a sandwich and a tattoo while watching Baki is crazy
Imagine getting paid hundreds of millions of dollars, and all he has to do is to stop eating. Insane.
I feel like everyone forgets that the pelicans also got Julius Randle in that trade for Anthony Davis no one mentions that trade ver
No they didn’t he signed as free agent
@ just looked it up you right .. lakers let him go for nothing pretty much …
Moriah must be stressing him out again
Funny how Zion (PF at 6'6" - 6'7") weighs as much as Jokic (Center at 6'11"-7') does but he's shorter than Jokic...... and yet everyone is calling Jokic fat????.... Huh? All just because Jokic doesn't fly through the air like Zion. Lol.
Everybody calls Zion fat more than Jokic. It’s simple. Both are fat
This guy with the "they stole DJ from the Hawks"... Meanwhile, Dyson Daniel's killing it. Do some research on both sides of the trade Captain Cap.
"Looks like me and Shaq had a baby" had me rolling
4:31 word check: LITERALLY ✅ Mike always use the word LITERALLY like LITERALLY in all his videos..
“LITERALLY over a foot taller” my ass
It's tough to be a Pels fan right now. Just like the 76'ers, they're emploding.
The thumbnail 😂😂😂
Bro trying to keep it suspenseful at the beginning as if we didn't all know what the problem is 😂😂😂
Zion, Kawhi, Ben Simmons, Wiggins (GSW) with their humungus contracts are hell to trade because they have no real value unless one wants to see them in 'Streetclothes' posing.
LOL I ALMOST SHOCK HE'S ONLY 24😂 I THOUGHT ZION IS IN THE LEAGUE FOR DECADES NOW😂😂😂
Burger King ad popped up right before dis n the thumbnail got Burger King in it 😂😂😂
That's why television is still the gold standard of advertising.
Shaq and Chuck having a baby is a diabolical thought 😂
That Mac attack holdin em back.
Zion defeated by the “Big Mac”. 😂❤. Greg Oden says hello.
Big back big back. Zions back is looadddded up with snacks and different foods 🍕🥩🌭🍔🍖🍟
Its either have 36 baby mamas or eat yo way out the league, discipline is Hard gotta spend that energy somewhere
I thought he recently toned up ❓🔥🥃
“My homie did 12 years cause he was letting iron fly; went in when he was 16 and came home Zion-sized”
Food in New Orleans must be amazing
Feels like this video headline is a reoccurring one, like a yearly release
Thumbnail crazyyyyy🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
When no one close to you is willing to be honest with you, the result is an entitled player who not is willing to do what it takes to be his best self. It’s sad really.
I wish he took things seriously, people keep trying to make excuses for him and i understand he can struggle mentally but at the end of the day its because he doesn't want to put in the work because his whole life hes been so good he doesn't have to work for it
This is what happens when you pay them unreasonable amounts of money
Congrats on one million!!🎉
Let the man eat his wendy's chili and banquet meals in peace.
I think you mean Gumbo
Even Stephen A smith lost his belly and got thin LMFAO
Louisiana is ranked 4th most obese state. Absolutely the wrong place for Zion.
Send him to Colorado, it's 2nd lowest Obesity rate and I think Boulder is identified as one of the healthiest cities.
Even if he is healthy and not injured, his height and short 6'10 wingspan can only limit him to how good he can be. As a pf that is short to get enough rebounds, blocks to be the mvp. Hall of famer is his ceiling. His dunks and athleticism is fun to watch but it wont get you multiple championships
Facts
Charles Barkley was 6 4 and still dominated. Has nothing to do with zion height but more to do with his work ethic.
@@lamontmoss1249 charles Barkley is an exception but he still is nowhere near being a legend or the goat. Had Barkley been 6'10 he would have been up there with duncan, karl malone.
Not sure why hall of fame would be a poor ceiling. 😢
@@wl6020Barkley is literally a top 10 pf of all time.
Lookup Oliver Miller, same thing...
Tbh Zion Williamson is still mentally a child he still hasn’t grown 🆙 and still acts like a child.
Exactly. He never had anybody tell him the truth! He has no discipline.
Zion is 6 seasons in with only 190 games played! Damn what a robbery! CJ has 5 seasons with 736 games!
The 190 games is pathetic for sure, but you mean 12 seasons and 736 games for CJ, not 5.
That means cj is playing on average 147 games per season? Boy putting in that work 💪
First team all injury, Drose, Zion, Kawhi, Embiid, Paul George.
Imagine zion is secretly "two steps ahead"
just big boned the fact he can elevate all that weight is fuckin crazy
Yup.
Motivation, drive, ambition - all are missing. Something must change or forget about it
20:48 Zion not getting his torch from Lebron; he getting it from Dwight Howard. Both physically dominant, but also like to eat, and have bunch of baby mamas.
Exactly like Jamarcus Russel. Couldn't stop eating.