Earlier in the week, I sat down at least a dozen times to put fingers to keyboard on the enigma that is Zion Williamson, but the words never felt right. It was difficult to analyze everything that had transpired so swiftly, let alone play the blame game, without ascertaining more facts.
Then Russia invaded Ukraine.
Once the initial shock to this Ukrainian’s system had ebbed slightly, some much needed clarity presented itself during yesterday’s Pelicans post-practice media session.
But first, let’s describe how we got here. The third-year pro out of Duke continues to have trouble escaping the wrong publicity.