In college at Duke, Zion Williamson shot a staggering 68.0 percent from the field, including 74.7 percent from two-point range. So when the time came for him to take the first-ever shot on the renovated basketball court at Goretti Playground in New Orleans East, he went to his bread-and-butter, rising for a two-hand dunk as onlookers cheered. A nearby kid then made a request to “Do a 360!” but Williamson wasn’t primarily in attendance Saturday to show off his jaw-dropping hoop skills.
Instead, Williamson joined Gayle Benson, David Griffin, Alvin Gentry and Swin Cash in a ceremony to open the refurbished court, with the NBA’s No.