In an announcement on social media on Saturday, New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson pledged to cover the salaries of all workers at the Smoothie King Center for 30 days amid the NBA's action to suspend game play for the 2019-20 season.
Williamson took to Instagram to announce the donation, and his appreciation for the Smoothie King Center staff since his arrival in New Orleans after being selected No. 1 overall in the 2019 NBA Draft.
On March 11, the NBA announced that the league was suspending game play until further notice in response to a player on the Utah Jazz preliminarily testing positive for COVID-19.