Rising NBA star Zion Williamson continues to find meaning when taking L’s. Zion was not pleased with his performance in Wednesday’s 128-124 loss to the Chicago Bulls. Zion finished with 28 points, nine rebounds and five assists but missed two crucial free throws down the stretch. Following the final buzzer sounding, he skipped his normal postgame routine, Williamson walked back out onto the floor at the Smoothie King Center and took extra shots.
“I really felt like I let my team down, man,” Williamson told reporters, via ESPN. “It’s like I tell y’all, I never want to let them down. All those free throws, it can’t go down like that. I gotta be better in those situations. If I want to be one of those great players, I gotta take a lot of responsibility and be ready for those moments. Right after the game, I just felt like I had to go back on the court and find my flow.”
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Zion came back out to the court postgame to work on his form, starting close to basket then gradually moving out to foul line. He was 8/16 tonight on free throws pic.twitter.com/rlWcrJG5uf
— Jim Eichenhofer (@Jim_Eichenhofer) March 4, 2021
Zion took at least 100 shots over a 40-minute span, according to ESPN.
He needed to make 10 shots in a row from close range before moving to seven different spots around the three-point line.
Zion is going to be one of the great ones. You have to respect his work ethic.
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