Though he hasn’t played in more than a year, Zion Williamson insisted this weekend that he still wants to be in New Orleans.
The Pelicans star, who missed all of last season with a lingering foot injury, said Saturday at a YMCA basketball camp that he’s trying to cement himself within the New Orleans community ahead of his return to the court.
“I do want to be here. That’s no secret,” Williamson said, via ESPN’s Andrew Lopez. “I feel like I’ve stood on that when I spoke.
“Currently, this [event] does not really have anything to do with that.