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The vultures of Zion Land

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In year three, the legend of Zion Williamson in New Orleans feels more like a myth now.

Despite what his name indicates in the meaning of the Jewish faith, Zion is far off from leading New Orleans, or anyone else, into the “promised land”.

The Pelicans, clearly in distress in the absence of their No. 1 overall pick from 2019, are surrounded by looters. There are those that want Zion to become the ultimate New Orleans legend, those that want to see him leave for somewhere else, those that want to see him fail, aspiring media personalities hyper-reporting-embellishing to get noticed, and even weirder there are those that want to see New Orleans banished from the NBA in favor of Seattle or somewhere else.