New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has been absent from the court this season due to a foot injury, but according to JJ Redick, Williamson has been absent as a teammate his entire time in the NBA.
“There’s a responsibility that you have as an athlete when you play a team sport to be fully invested. You’re fully invested in your body, you’re fully invested in your work and you’re fully invested in your teammates. That is your responsibility and we have not seen that from Zion,” Redick said Tuesday on First Take.
Redick and Williamson were teammates with the Pelicans for parts of the past two seasons before Redick announced his retirement and joined ESPN as an NBA analyst before this season.
Redick said he voiced his concerns with Williamson while in New Orleans.
“This is something I addressed with Zion in front of the team,” Redick said. “This is going back to his rookie year.”
