Zion Williamson Could Star in “He Got Game” Sequel

Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Spike Lee brought up Zion Williamson as a possible leading man in a sequel to his classic 1998 sports drama about a highly recruited hoops star.

If you’ve been following the news lately, then you know Zion Williamson has a lot in common with fictional high school basketball star Jesus Shuttlesworth.

Like Shuttlesworth, who was played by NBA star Ray Allen, Zion Williamson was one of the country’s most sought after recruits and has a Biblical name.

“He Got Game” shows some of the dark side of recruitment, the challenges of coming from a single-parent home and the hard work it takes to get anywhere as an athlete.

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