Live broadcast on October 12th, Pelican star Zion Williamson recently accepted an interview with Howard Beck, a reporter from Sports Illustrated. In the interview, he talked about some feelings and circumstances during his injury.
On last December, Zion was reviewed, and the results showed that his foot injury had been repeated, so he missed all the matches last season. Speaking of the psychological state during that time, Zion said: “I sometimes fall into darkness, because I can’t play basketball, I can only do some limited rehabilitation activities, and then see the reaction of the whole world. I spent a lot of time on recovery, which really affected my spirit.”
“Before receiving the review in December, I kept thinking that I would be able to play again in two weeks, but everything was shattered after the review results came out. Then the criticism pointed at my mother, stepfather and then 8-year-old brother Noah. Seeing my injuries begin to affect my family, it makes me feel very heavy. Noah is only an 8-year-old child, but he must face such a thing, he was asked questions that he couldn’t understand at all, and they were also frequently asked. People treat him like this, which makes me feel very troubled.”
After Zion was injured, several media revealed that he lost contact with the team and went to Portland alone for treatment. There were even rumors that it was only a matter of time before he left the team. In response, Zion said, “I feel helpless and I can’t do anything about it. When some sources reported that I don’t care about my teammates, or I am a bad teammate, or when I didn’t want to stay in New Orleans, I was actually just worried about my foot injury. I am really worried. I hope it can heal normally, because if I can’t, God knows, maybe I can’t play basketball any more.”
Speaking of the mood at this moment, Zion said: “I have grown up, I have more understanding of myself, and the same is true for the competition.”
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