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Zion Time: The most anticipated debuts in NBA history and how each NBA legend fared

The NBA debut of Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson is so anticipated that ESPN is bumping its marquee game of Nuggets-Rockets to showcase the 19-year-old phenom play his first game against the Spurs in New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 22. With that in …

The NBA debut of Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson is so anticipated that ESPN is bumping its marquee game of Nuggets-Rockets to showcase the 19-year-old phenom play his first game against the Spurs in New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 22.

With that in mind, let’s take a look back at how NBA legends did in their regular-season debuts.

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Notre Dame Basketball: Irish Never Let Up vs. UCLA

When one thinks about Notre Dame and UCLA coming together, only one memory comes to mind: Two figures involved in that historic game, Digger Phelps and Bill Walton, were part of the ABC broadcast when these teams met again Saturday. If viewers …

When one thinks about Notre Dame and UCLA coming together, only one memory comes to mind:

Two figures involved in that historic game, Digger Phelps and Bill Walton, were part of the ABC broadcast when these teams met again Saturday. If viewers tuning in were more focused on the shenanigans between those two, it probably was because the Irish had what became a 75-61 win well in hand.

The Irish (7-3) continued the 3-point barrage they had against Detroit Mercy. After John Mooney’s opening two-point basket, Notre Dame’s next six field goals came from beyond the arc.  In fact, 24 of their 31 first-half points were scored there. Any second-half run by the Bruins (7-3) was answered (a total of 15 3-pointers helped), and that was the game.

Prentiss Hubb scored 15 of his game-high 20 points from 3-point range. Dane Goodwin made 3 treys off the bench while contributing 16 points. TJ Gibbs had four 3-pointers as part of his 15 points, and John Mooney joined the double-double club again with 14 points and 15 rebounds.

Locked On Spartans Podcast: Michigan State beats Georgia

The Spartans rebound at the Maui Invitational

Wil and Matt discuss Michigan State losing beating Anthony Edwards and Georgia. Why do star players keep going off against MSU? Is Xavier Tillman actually playing OK? Does Dave Pasch secretly hate Bill Walton?

You can find the episode on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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Bill Walton has been on absolute fire at the Maui Invitational

Bill Walton is having some fun in Maui.

It’s only November but Bill Walton is already in midseason form at the Maui Invitational.

The Hall of Famer is calling the games with his usual ESPN partner, a very patient Dave Pasch, and of course he has been going off on some wild tangents while sitting courtside in Maui.

Walton, who continues to travel the world to see his favorite band, The Grateful Dead, perform, has long done things in his own, unique way. He seems to be very high on life and enjoying calling the great game of basketball, a game that he has loved since he was just a little kid.

I know there are a lot of fans who can get annoyed with Walton’s tangents during games but come on, it’s November and he’s in Maui living the dream. Let the man have some fun.

It was great when he shared his plans for after the Michigan State-Georgia game:

He gave some lessons on ants after finding out Georgia’s Anthony Edwards goes by the nickname “Ant Man”:

He had this incredible breakdown of Kansas. Stick around for when he asks Pasch “what’s your name again?”:

He also had this wild chat with Pasch about Disney CEO Bog Iger and direct deposits:

This bit about the last name Nixon was pretty good:

And there was this during the UCLA-Chaminade game:

He had this keen observation regarding SportsCenter:

And he found out how extended families work:

Never change, Bill Walton.