Zion Williamson has GIVEN UP on Being an NBA Player

[@TaniasUncle]

It’s just laziness. As he said he has all the money in the world. He could get a chef to cook all his personal meals, healthy but still delicious and he can hire a personal trainer to his own private gym at his own house. It takes him very little effort to get into shape and he can’t even do that. Pure laziness. He will regret it when he CANT play anymore and he thinks to himself “damn I didn’t even try”. All the potential and physical attributes in the world and he’s wasted it through laziness. There’s kids with nothing that would kill to be in his position.

[@SmokayG]

I'd like to see you at 19 being thrown tens of millions of dollars in your face

[@halftime814]

All that man wanna do is trick and eat 😂😂 can't blame him honestly..lol

[@bangladeshirealtor]

he won’t regret anything lmao ….his goal was to set his family up , and himself . he’s done it already . He don’t love the game like that . He was just dispositioned to play it and wanted to cash that check . If he loved the game , he would make the effort

[@Mystical_Deen]

​@@halftime814🤣

[@Mystical_Deen]

​@@bangladeshirealtorbruh you acting like he's worth billions or something. That NBA money can dry up quick considering his lifestyle and the fact he keeps messing around with them gold diggers.

[@markburns7854]

"Because he didn't feel like zion" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@JW-1089]

Food 🐱💰 Over Being great at Basketball sums up today's NBA players

[@paulbaker9086]

Nah. Tell me you don't know anything about today's NBA. Most of the league is more disciplined than ever.

[@victorshawjr.9415]

Facts… I’ve never been more bored or disappointed in pro athletes than NBA players. There’s ZERO skill and even LESS defense

[@GigglewithFelix321]

No one is fat except Zion

[@Unbothered_allegory36]

Watch out Chet Holmgren

[@Mannysosa223]

Sums up players in the 70s - mid 80s as well this has always been an issue

[@gregrowe1168]

Funny thing is, this was Barkley 40 years ago. He was overweight in college. Difference is, Barkley did what it took to manage his weight in the NBA. He had a long career and was rarely injured. Zion refuses to to change his lifestyle. As long as he is collecting game checks, he’s going to put in minimum effort.

[@jamirimaj6880]

Cue the Pelicans celebrating like they won a billion dollars when they won the 1st pick lmao

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

Guaranteed money did this to the NBA.

[@ikecreates]

Exactly giving these kids WAY too much WAY too fast.

[@nekaneka-lo2js]

I disagree. I think it starts from how these kids play from AAU. The coaching, all of these "programs" along with media,by the time these kids are in HIGHSCHOOL they already have stardum. Then after that IMO the money is icing on the cake. These kids are really "struggling" growing up like the European stars do. They just aren't raised with that grit and hunger anymore to translate that into a hatred for loosing on the court

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

@ColdHoops most of it is.

[@JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw]

@@nekaneka-lo2js dude...if the company i worked for were to tell me they have to pay me all of the money that I "may" make for the next ten years right now but I have to keep coming in to work what do you think will eventually happen? this is America. never pay a man before the work is done.

[@TopJazzCat]

Kinda hard to blame guaranteed contracts for this when a relative few amount of players act like this.

[@simonssol3526]

Hard work beats talent every time.

[@MrOdaddy2011]

delusional

[@ska187]

The copes people come up with lmao

[@ExecutionerHopkins]

Go "hard work" yourself into the nba and earn hundreds of millions then. You dont need talent just work harder 😂

[@boigenius1542]

I don't think he likes basketball enough to do the difficult things it takes to be great. Obviously that money isn't making him happy enough to overcome his weight issues. It's hard to give 110% to a job you just don't like, even if it does pay large amounts of money.

[@dexter_johnson]

These players are absolutely pathetic. Stop giving them all of this money when they DON'T WORK!

[@TelDabarba]

Once he said "money" I knew it was over. Money is the motivation not sharpening ya game

[@beastscale1892]

Grow up Money runs the cooperate world and that's what the NBA is. A cooperate business.

[@LamechPalmer]

Stop it. Money is the biggest motivator for 99% of people... Zion is just lazy.

[@QuanPookie]

Some players spend most of their careers “injured.” It’s like they’re just collecting a paycheck without actually working.

[@Plague_Doc22]

An NBA exec even said his value is just one first round pick.

[@Jeff-te2cc]

Remember when everyone hyped him up? 🤣

[@goltronloera2155]

1:25 how is buddy gonna watch Baki and look like this 😂

[@Jimson90]

lol!

[@U_big_mad]

That’s how most anime dorks look like 🤷‍♀️

[@loslux8625]

@@U_big_madlmao i wonder what you look like🤣 dude looks like an mma fighter between fights. You must not be athletic to see hes bloated from eating salty food not out of the realm of possibility to work out and lose that💀

[@3NewDay]

The Pelicans MUST let him go.

[@DarthSidious.]

1:12 is a perfect description of Zion lol SpongeBob is Zion spirt animal

[@SevereRaptor]

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.

[@Cloud-ql3oy]

Alot of people forget Zion is young. You are still growing into who you are and figuring out who U are. I think Zion thought he wanted to be a pro player but everything(hard work) that comes with it isn't satisfying. I hope he gets into a field that makes him happy

[@gregrowe1168]

Zion is too lazy to work. If he a real job, he’d be fired within a week.

[@Bendaak]

Seems like competitive eating might be his sport

[@loganmanderfield1162]

It's sad. He has potential. He showed glimpses of what he could be at Duke and with the Pelicans.

[@migz121]

No one is more accountable for Zion than Zion himself. Unfortunately, Zion has shown to be prone to injuries in the NBA. This also happened to "Little Penny." Penny Hardaway was like 80 lbs less than Zion at the same height. Penny was drafted #3, but you can argue #1 b/c he was traded for Chris Webber, who was the #1 pick in 1993. Penny started his career just like Zion -> BRILLIANTLY with HOF play and potential. Unfortunately, knee injuries took Penny's expectations away. This also happened to Greg Oden, who was drafted #1 in 2007 listed at 7" feet 275lbs. He ended up being injury prone early in his career and eventually had to retire from the NBA 7 years into his career. To me, that's what makes Shaquille O'neal sooooooo special. He was a taller and bigger version of Zion with the same tenacity and playing style as Zion, yet was able to have an 18 year career with close to NO major injuries‼️ Let's not forget when he was playing as a rookie in Orlando he was over 300lbs flying, running, diving for the ball very aggressively. In LA during his championship years his weight was over 350 lbs and still extremely athletic with minimal or no injuries‼️ Some people b/c of genetics are prone to injuries‼️

[@furyianman5157]

If he would just run he could eat all he wants.

[@thizz707gr]

That's not how weight loss works. No amount of exercise can make up for a horrible diet

[@CameronGould-hg4wn]

​@@thizz707grfacts diet is 70 percent of the reason exercise can't help but not to the extent of diet

[@kyoufuwooshieteyarou7206]

His body type just isn’t built for basketball, it’s not entirely his fault. It’s genetics. I think I might make my first youtube video and talk about this. In college we could already see he was big, abnormally big, but people only saw the positives to this, not thinking about the potential negatives. Nobody in history gets smaller than they were in college and maintains that throughout their mod twenties, late twenties, and the rest of their nba career. Because that’s not how metabolism works. You will only get bigger than you were in the prime of your metabolism. If you were a high level athelte during that time. No matter how much you work out. if we look at some of the best atheltes in the history of the game, Russell Westbrook, Lebron James, Shaq, they were all fairly slim in college/high school. Zion was already bigger than them in college than they were in their careers. And we know Lebron James is a workaholic who preseved his body better than anyone in history. He could never get to be as slim as he was in highschool. Zion was already jumping strenuously in times where he should be bouncing effortlessly, at duke. I called it then, I said he was going to be to fat as he aged. And Zion has worked to try and change this. We don’t see all the work he puts in. I don’t believe he is the slacker that everyone makes him out to be just because we see him with girls or whatever, like everybody else. His body is just not built for basketball, genetically.

[@ramonalejandrosuare]

@@kyoufuwooshieteyarou7206 That genetics line is BS. He just doesn't take care of himself.

[@sethdanielw]

@@thizz707gr That's not true. He could eat only five guys and lose weight if he just ate in a caloric deficit. You can lose weight on a horrible diet if you just don't eat too much.

[@markburns7854]

That spongebob clip had me rolling

[@markburns7854]

It makes me really sad for pelicans fans who have Zion this potential all star who just isn't dedicated to basketball like so many others

[@marrami2059]

He’s lazy & undisciplined. It takes 3-4 months to get in good shape . As a professional athlete, this is embarrassing for him. Eat all you want in the off-season it’s only 82 games.

[@NeverUnderestimate9]

Biggest problem in the NFL, nba, all sports is you should get paid based on your accomplishments after the season is done, period.

[@markburns7854]

"Given up" is the EXACT word I would use for Zion

[@joelv92]

Stephen A was right, chefs in New Orleans were chasing him

[@VVSGoated]

porkchops over basketball 🍖

[@motorclubofamerica8999]

Food addiction is no different than drug, alcohol and corn addiction.

[@chavez503]

Dude Zion weighed less than he did in duke this season and still gets injured he’ll have to go to 210-220 to not get injured quick but talking skill wise he’s still one of the best out there pelicans are a playoff team when Zion healthy and are a lottery team when he’s not

[@philipezra8671]

That’s not true, He needs to strengthen also. His legs are weak. You can see that clearly. A sportsman can not have weak legs and even if he drops weight, it means he’s been on a restrictive diet, which will also take some of the strength away.

[@Spencie_C]

Imagine having that gift, and just not wanting to be there? He doesn't want to be there. That's it, if he did, he'd do the work.

[@carterbetts7195]

Noway would I sign a contract with a damn weight clause, that's insulting 😮

[@CAMERONHAOL]

I believe most basketball players look at it like its a big party, WINE , WOMEN & SONG. ITS A MEANS TO AN END. 💯

[@MAFion]

The most important asset in a player is what's between the ears. The desire. The hunger. The drive. You can't teach that.

[@duffman4655]

Signing them to max contracts will never be a performance motivator to be better at the game, get rid of them before there's no more young talent that wants to work hard to be great! Don't know where it fell off but today's NBA has zero motivation to win championships, they play with more intensity during the NBA Cup than the NBA Finals cause money's involved as a fast cash prize. That's pretty sickening mentality to think of man.

[@I_Love_my_adblock4408]

🙋🏾‍♂️ R.I.P. NBA. Destroyed by LeBron and those that came afterwards that followed their king. Example Zion, Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, Kawhi Leonard, James Hardin, Anthony Davis, and too many three pointers.

[@okey9904]

Bro are you a retard? Lol wtf are you saying? What do all those names have to do with LeBron?

[@HamoodiClash]

How Lebron destroyed NBA LOL what type of stupid you are ???

[@buschg7106]

LeBron is the exact opposite of those you listed.

[@FFdez-hr4yk]

His weight is not the problem. The problem is the muscle to fat ratio. If he had more muscle and less fat, it would be fine. Also, the more teams fixate on it the worse he'll get. I know he's not at the listed 284 and is closer to 330 in real life, but he can turn that into muscle and operate in JJ Watt territory of weight if the emphasis is on muscle. Yes, I know the NFL's on the juice but so are some in the NBA.

[@Xrobberyx]

Zion is the Eddie lacy of the nba

[@PInk77W1]

If Zion fasted for 1 month He’d be at 285

[@MsNerdsRevenge]

Yes, Rest Zion. All the Air released about Zion-ist or ism has gotten old. I still miss Avalanche and the And One League.

[@BobbyHo2022]

Not sure what's going on. Could be a mix of taking it for granted and having the wrong body frame to not get injured.

[@marshallarnold-ep7nn]

Question: It's 2024. If "desire" was a requirement to play in the NBA now, would there even be a league?

[@otisjenkinsjr.3556]

All y'all hating, but it's his life. He made it and chose to trick and eat. What minutes y'all boys played in the league, cuz if he's lazy to y'all, i gotta see y'all tape. If you didnt outdo him with a basketball, ask yourself "why am i hating on a man living my dream" I swear the world on short supply of men.

[@fraughtmonster8]

I can’t speak for everyone. But someone somewhere lost out on an opportunity because they gave it to this guy and he is squandering it.

[@duledule1127]

Ps. It's not how you start, but how you FINISH!

[@HakeemTheDream616]

Leave him alone let him deal with it he knows what's up

[@freddyn2254]

I knew from day one he was going to be garbage, thats why you can't compare rookies with NBA legends. Another garbage got signed by the Lakers this year.

[@Anonymous25491]

All the money with no discipline.

[@makedredd299]

This would never had happened if Zion went to the New York Knicks forming a superstar team with KD and Kyrie.

[@dk6173]

Never say never.

[@devincooper7821]

It's crazy how talented he is when he's on the court, and still loads of improvement to be had. Might be top 3 saddest wastes of talent.

[@Jahrell_Media]

Why was he standing and everyone else was sitting ? It looked like the interview was over and Zion was getting ready to leave before Gil’s asked that question 😅

[@mazengwe28]

Because Zion was a surprise guest. This was when Gil took his show on the road to Vegas for Summer League. I think Zion was late and they didn't expect him to show up.

[@Jahrell_Media]

@ thank you for that clarification now it all makes sense

[@Sweet57-y8t]

Man im a big fan of zion hes the only reason i watched todays nba but then he got injured again in this season smh. i guess im bout to wait another year or longer lol

[@mazengwe28]

Why is it that everytime someone makes a video about Zion gaining weight, they always show old videos of when he was fat instead of what he looks like currently? It all seems fake

[@Mimi-q4m]

The NoBA sent him to New Orleans when he wanted to go to the Hawks. They sold him out so that a trade could be made for the Lakers. Because everything is about the Lakers!

[@HampETX903]

Dude think he’s slick he’s try to do what Charles Barkley did

[@abagofT]

Dudes wanna make it to the league, not make it in the league

[@that1guy200x]

irony that he got the Baki tat

[@jeffreysanchez1996]

I guess today when you make the NBA you just don't give a shit about playing basketball anymore am I right 🤦🏽

[@toms1245]

they should form a super team. zion, kawaih and embid. their nickname will be the injured trio

[@robertheron7017]

He is one of the many that don't love the game.

[@dolphinsruletyreeeeeek23]

Top 30 biggest nba busts along side ben simmons

[@2KGrind09]

if only the haters would give up

[@HiddenWen]

Such a disappointment. Him and Simmons. But at least Simmons made it to the playoffs a few times.

[@Monoblue303]

Crazy script he has

[@Viral-Hit-v5q]

The 600 pound life script

[@markburns7854]

At this point Zion is a bust

[@punaforager]

But they will still chirp that Kwame Brown was the biggest bust, WHEN HES FAR FROM THE BIGGEST BUST.

[@Beamin439]

hes the next Porzingis. tons of talent. doesnt play.

[@blakewilkerson9695]

Think about the idiots that spent THOUSANDS of dollars on his rookie cards lmao 🤣

[@SoloDolo-jw1kp]

This what you get when all you look for is another shaq instead of talent, shaq had kobe to keep him in play but even kobe was like yeah he could have been great/better (because kobes greatness is measured in kobes) this is also what happens when rich people dont have insurance like the majority of America.

[@mimicduzit]

N they always comparing this young boys to lebron😂😂😂😂😂😂..every fucin draft

[@CJGlenn-ip1tt]

Would of been better off as DT with his large frame maybe less injury from all the bouncing around on the court

[@rightofright-v7v]

Another reason viewers are leaving the nba in droves.

[@JohnDoe-qu7gm]

Chose him over Ja Morant

[@nnamdi602]

I always said he was playing the wrong sport. He built like a NFL D line man.

[@NK-iw6rq]

One of the biggest busts in NBA history.

[@ashleymoore9063]

That's half of the NBA maybe more . Games are just a small part of the social life . They meet up play a game as easiest as possible then they move onto the main party . They just don't care about winning and that's why NBA has lost 50 % of there viewing figures

[@gregorymcfarlane6879]

Zion want out of the New Orleans it’s obvious why are they forcing him to be there? Trade the freaking man.

[@svtkiller02]

Thats what happens when players get overpaid early in their careers

[@drinkingpoolwater]

ofc his hamstring is messed up, the dude weighs 300 pounds!!

[@jampaOK]

NBA has lost its light, and it will get worse once Lebron retires. What we see today is young players interested in their reputations on the internet and seeking for money, there's no more love for basketball. Zion is just the tip of the iceberg.

[@BulkersRuleZ]

He have 197m guaranteed contract and he played 190 games (almost 32min per game)... that over a million for less than 32 min on the floor XD No wonnder he doesnt give a shit about NBA anymore he set

[@GelBlasterRepublic-gi6lc]

ja should be number1 pick. zion became the big joke

[@paulb1915]

Made his bank.

[@ArCgon]

1:48 = bro on the left looks like his crown got photoshopped in

[@peacewaveloner]

he may be dealing with mental health issues …👁️

[@Argov82]

God he really does get bigger every time i see him. Whats that phrase, hustling backwards? Yeah.

[@detroitfamous7668]

We'll take em. Come to the pistons. We like big boys

[@duledule1127]

I'm no sports expert, but the first time I saw him a few years ago, I KNEW WHAT HE WOULD LOOK LIKE TODAY. In America, you pay well for "experts" who, instead of talking about reality, promote their WISHES.... According to many "experts", JOKIĆ does not even deserve to be in the NBA - BUT ZION WILL BE THE FACE OF THE NBA.... as you would say hamburger will be the face of the NBA ha-ha-ha... Trump is not the only one in America who has completely wrong concepts... at least half of the American Nation you are people without the ability to understand the facts as they are. RIP ZDA.

[@Sul00777]

Glad I sold his cards.

[@joeytoonz2754]

thats darius spears

[@alihakimi1707]

This guy is just sad

[@Heretoannoy-k7b]

Zion scamming the nba harder than paradise game

[@porterwake3898]

Treatments on a hamstring strain huh? You mean get in shape?

[@hostiletoxictomdowneyburne6469]

Cant out work a bad diet.

[@FranklinNomad]

He got the money and ran

[@Platelunchexpress]

A hamstring strain lol foh

[@scrapperd7827]

New Orleans is not the place if u wanna lose weight

[@scrapperd7827]

@ColdHoops I said if u wanna lose weight tho lol

[@boogerdawson25boogerdawson61]

If he’s not happy with playing bball then move on. Who cares if he doesnt turn out.

[@juiceman_3]

Leave the man alone. He just wants to poke porn starts

[@lev1ato]

zion for kawhi