Zion Williamson shows off dramatic weight loss at Pelicans media day
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New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson showed weight loss on the media day of the team this week after an intensive conditioning program during the summer.
Im I really felt a change in my body, ”Williamson said to the journalists. “I haven’t felt like this since the college, high school, I can enter a complete gym and I feel good.”
The team’s Deputy General Manager of Basketball Operations, Joe Dumars hired in April will hold the star responsible, he added.
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“He will hold me responsible and give me a lot of responsibility when he holds me responsible, and that’s excitement.” He said. “I know it will keep me at a really high standard, and I know it will be there to make sure I’m going back to the road if I slide or anything.”
Zion Williamson is located at Ochsner Sports Performance Center on Media Day. (Matthew Hinton/Imagn Images)
Williamson, who entered the seventh season with Pelicans, continued to become one of the more overweight players of the NBA after he came to the league as the number 1 general elections of Duke in 2019. In addition, he became one of the 268 NBA games during his career from 2019-20 to 2024-25.
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Zion Williamson of New Orleans Pelicans made the court on May 4, 2021 against the Golden State Warriors in New Orleans in the fourth quarter of a game. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Daniel Bove, a 6 -meter -meter advanced instructor Pelicans Performance Director, aimed to address the weight and consistent injuries that wave and consistently with this summer conditioning program.
The program included boxing training and exercises working in football fields.
Im I really felt a change in my body, ”said Williamson Bove’s program. “Feeling good makes you feel good.”
NBA Star Zion Williamson 2022 in 2022 (Getty Images)
Pelicans coach Willie Green said that the team was encouraged by the regularity of Williamson’s presence in this offseason’s team center.
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“I saw his work, his attention to his body, his conditioning this summer.” He said. “He wants to be available for his teammates.”
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