Tonight is the night in New Orleans. In just a handful of hours, Zion Williamson will play his first regular-season game of NBA basketball.
Tipping-off against the San Antonio Spurs from the Smoothie King Center at 8:30 p.m. CT, a loud New Orleans crowd is certain to be full of energy from the opening jump.
Over the course of his very short career, Zion has become one of the most hyped prospects in the history of the game. In fact, the 19-year-old rookie is already drawing more Google searches than the rest of the team’s starting lineup combined, per Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer.