CJ McCollum on Zion Williamson: Leave the young fella alone

Andrew Lopez: CJ McCollum on Zion: “Leave the young fella alone. He’s trying to rehab in peace, trying to get himself ready to come back. We spoke and I’ll spoke to him later this week or next week.” Added: “He’ll be healthy eventually and when he …

Andrew Lopez: CJ McCollum on Zion: “Leave the young fella alone. He’s trying to rehab in peace, trying to get himself ready to come back. We spoke and I’ll spoke to him later this week or next week.” Added: “He’ll be healthy eventually and when he is we’ll welcome him with open arms.”

Source: Twitter @_Andrew_Lopez

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Jake Madison @NOLAJake
Locked On Pelicans is live!
🏀 Unanswered questions with Zion
🏀 Why the freaking Knicks?
🏀 Is anyone free of blame?
🎧 https://t.co/BETlDzTh35
Watch on YouTube!
📺 https://t.co/4DBESaga40 pic.twitter.com/MRlA4r2zt43:30 PM

Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
CJ McCollum on Zion: “Leave the young fella alone. He’s trying to rehab in peace, trying to get himself ready to come back. We spoke and I’ll spoke to him later this week or next week.”
Added: “He’ll be healthy eventually and when he is we’ll welcome him with open arms.” – 3:08 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
CJ McCollum on Zion Williamson: “Leave the young fella alone, man. He’s trying to rehab in peace, right, and get himself ready to get back. We spoke and I’ll speak to him next week to catch up with him. He’s a very talented player and he’s going through a lot.” 1/2 – 3:07 PM
Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Zion Williamson’s latest post to his IG stories pic.twitter.com/LWMAQvk08z1:19 PM

Jake Madison @NOLAJake
Locked On Pelicans is live!
🏀 Unanswered questions with Zion
🏀 Why the freaking Knicks?
🏀 Is anyone free of blame?
🎧 https://t.co/BETlDzBFEv
Watch on YouTube!
📺 https://t.co/4DBES9YyFq pic.twitter.com/H4iew0HzC412:59 PM

Chad Ford @chadfordinsider
Teams w/ most players in our Top 25 under 25
Cavs: Mobley, Garland, Allen
Hawks: Trae, Collins, Okongwu
Grizzlies: Ja, Jackson
Thunder: Shai, Giddey
Hornets: Ball, Bridges
Pelicans: Zion, Ingram
Players 11-25: https://t.co/ZeBFSwOX6d
Players 1-10: https://t.co/M10lynKiYU pic.twitter.com/QabmL0Jcsk12:41 PM

Matt Babcock @MattBabcock11
I’m looking forward to attending the Gary Rhoades Classic tomorrow at Aurora Central HS in Colorado, where I’ll see some of the country’s top young talent, including Adem Bona, M.J. Rice, Zion Cruz, J.J. Taylor, and Robert Dillingham, among others. pic.twitter.com/OyoFV8SmfX12:06 PM

Jake Madison @NOLAJake
Locked On Pelicans is live!
🏀 Unanswered questions with Zion
🏀 Why the freaking Knicks?
🏀 Is anyone free of blame?
🎧 https://t.co/BETlDzBFEv
Watch on YouTube!
📺 https://t.co/4DBES9YyFq pic.twitter.com/fi8iqRfIm011:30 AM

Jake Madison @NOLAJake
Locked On Pelicans is live!
🏀 Unanswered questions with Zion
🏀 Why the freaking Knicks?
🏀 Is anyone free of blame?
🎧 https://t.co/BETlDzTh35
Watch on YouTube!
📺 https://t.co/4DBESaga40 pic.twitter.com/l3gAQLaRnn9:47 AM

Christian Clark @cclark_13
New: How do you explain the disconnect between Zion and the Pelicans?
A lack of trust.
Specifically, a lack of trust between Zion and his camp, and David Griffin. nola.com/sports/pelican…8:54 AM
Ric Bucher @RicBucher
Zion is Latest Proof that Being a No. 1 Pick Requires More Than Talent shows.acast.com/bucher-and-fri… via @acast4:33 AM
Dave Mason @DeuceMason
Felt GREAT to be back after a week.
Talked Kings final 22 games, LeBron in LA and what’s going on with Zion?
P.S. My Razor Ramon intro was elite
🔊: https://t.co/gUFGeNL0u3
📺: https://t.co/NcIfj4mi1B pic.twitter.com/rKr0PQ0MiE12:11 AM

Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
592 players have appeared in a regular season NBA game this season, an all-time record.
Here are the players on opening day rosters who have appeared in 0 games this season, a list that includes 5 former All-Stars (Wall, Kawhi Leonard, Oladipo, Zion Williamson, Simmons). pic.twitter.com/etM7aZFY1p8:30 PM

Jason Walker @JasonWalkerNBA
Folks saying Zion is a bust. I must be looking at the wrong Zion then 🤣🤣🤣
basketball-reference.com/players/w/will…8:16 PM
Jake Madison @NOLAJake
I lied in today’s podcast. I said we wouldn’t talk about Zion tomorrow but we’re gonna talk more about Zion – 7:43 PM
Justin Verrier @JustinVerrier
New Group Chat w/ @Rob Mahoney and special guest
@ChrisRyan77: Does LeBron want out? Does Zion want out? Is Kyrie back in? Plus the most intriguing second-half storylines.
open.spotify.com/episode/2y9q02…4:53 PM
Jake Madison @NOLAJake
I honestly don’t think it is that bad, especially since they probably haven’t even shot promos with him, but sending an email with CJ McCollum wearing the number 2 is just funny to me. – 4:06 PM
Malika Andrews @malika_andrews
As reported on NBA Today: CJ McCollum told ESPN that since his interview over the weekend with the TNT Crew, Zion Williamson reached out and the two have spoken. – 3:26 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Malika Andrews just said on ESPN’s NBA Today that CJ McCollum and Zion Williamson HAVE spoken directly to each other since the guard revealed on All-Star Saturday that he hadn’t. – 3:21 PM
Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
Portland Trail Blazers young star Anfernee Simons sits down with @Stadium: “Fantasizing being in those moments…I didn’t expect this.” On bond with coach Chauncey Billups, learning from Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum, utilizing Dame’s sidestep, Most Improved Player and more. pic.twitter.com/bsO120dspQ1:50 PM

CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
JJ Redick calls Pelicans’ Zion Williamson a ‘detached teammate’ after not speaking to CJ McCollum since trade
https://t.co/KxutAl9o3P pic.twitter.com/phEYlNQsE41:15 PM

More on this storyline

Dionysis Aravantinos: Zion Williamson on Instagram 👀 -via Twitter / February 24, 2022
According to NBA insider Brian Windhorst, there is a distance between Zion and the Pelicans and the team is unsure about the future of their biggest talent. He still thinks that New Orleans wants to keep the player though. “They’re distant, both literally and figuratively,” Windhorst said on ESPN’s SportsCenter. “He left the team in early January to go deal with this injury on his own and he’s just not been around for months. “The Pelicans gave regular updates on Zion. They have stopped doing that. They have said nothing officially on him in weeks and Zion’s camp has been very careful to shut down information coming out. There’s a lot of little bits of information, there’s a lot of speculation so we really just have to pay attention to actions. -via TalkBasket / February 23, 2022