Let The Zion Era Begin
The Lead
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🗓️ 22 January 2020
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
In perhaps the most anticipated NBA debut ever, New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson finally takes the floor tonight. Williamson had surgery in October for a torn meniscus and was slated to miss somewhere between 6 and 8 weeks. It's now been 14 weeks since the team announced he would be sidelined. So what can we anticipate from Zion's first NBA game? The Athletic's Will Guillory joins us to talk about Zion’s return, his unusual rehab, and what he could mean for the Pelicans and the city of New Orleans.
Read Will Guillory's story about Zion's debut:
https://theathletic.com/1553109/2020/01/22/zion-williamsons-long-awaited-debut-marks-the-beginning-of-a-new-era-in-new-orleans/?source=theleadpodcast
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| 0:00.0 | Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts. |
| 0:10.0 | We've been cleared for takeoff. |
| 0:13.7 | The Zion Williamson era is about to take flight. |
| 0:24.2 | It feels like we've been waiting forever for Zion to make his debut, but yes, it's finally |
| 0:29.7 | here. |
| 0:37.5 | Zion, of course, is coming off surgery for torn meniscus that was initially supposed |
| 0:41.7 | to keep him off the court for six to eight weeks, but he's now been sideline for 14 weeks. |
| 0:47.6 | But Zion will take the court tonight against the spurs. |
| 0:50.6 | And on today's show, we're going to talk to the athletics Will Gillery about Zion's |
| 0:54.9 | return, his unusual rehab, and what he could mean for the Pelicans and the city of New |
| 1:01.5 | Orleans. |
| 1:07.1 | From Wondry and the Athletic, I'm Anders Keltow. |
| 1:10.1 | And I'm Kavita Davidson. |
| 1:11.6 | It's Wednesday, January 22nd, and this is the lead. |
| 1:15.9 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:20.0 | There was just something about the emotion and the heart of the foot. |
| 1:31.2 | This isn't a story here. |
| 1:33.0 | The interview, the athlete, the home. |
| 1:35.3 | It stays with you. |
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