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Zion Williamson's High School Teacher: "He's a Hell of a Poet"

Zion Williamson became college basketball's must-watch sensation in his freshman season at Duke, wowing fans with thunderous dunks and dominant defensive play. But the basketball court isn't the only place Williamson excels.

The potential No. 1 pick in June's NBA draft was reportedly quite the poet during his time at Spartanburg Day School in South Carolina, according to his creative writing teacher Bill Pell.

"I hope he won't mind me saying this, but he's a hell of a poet," Pell told ESPN's Mina Kimes. "The kid can write."

Pell said Williamson wasn't initially comfortable with the subject, but he grew to enjoy writing poetry through his final year at Spartanburg.