The official debut of Zion Williamson is nearly here.
The No. 1 overall pick will take the court for the first time in the regular season on Wednesday night as the New Orleans Pelicans host the San Antonio Spurs.
The Pelicans plan to start Williamson on Wednesday night as the team will monitor his workload on the court. He will not be under a minutes restriction in his debut and will play in short bursts in order to stay fresh.
Ahead of his official debut, basketball fans took to social media to express excitement for the matchup as “Zion Day” became a trending topic in the United States on Wednesday morning.
Let’s get it 🔥 #PelicansGameday
⏰: 8:30 pm
📺: @espn, @FOXSportsNOLA
📻: @ESPNRadioNOLA 100.3 FM
📱: Follow along on the Pelicans app#WontBowDown pic.twitter.com/no6aHobCEf— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) January 22, 2020
Happy Zion Day. @NBA
— Cov Franchise (@BearCov) January 22, 2020
Pelicans come into Zion Day 11-5 in their last 16 games! Another win tonight against the Spurs and they could finish the night 2.5 games out of the final spot out west
— Chris Miles (@chrismilestv) January 22, 2020
Happy Zion Day, everyone.
May we never ask another hypothetical question about his game again.
— Scott Kushner (@ScottDKushner) January 22, 2020
We interrupt your regular scheduled local content 🚨 FOR ZION DAY pic.twitter.com/BhFsaZRSdt
— Brendan Agans (@BrendanAgans) January 22, 2020
Happy Zion Day 😛 pic.twitter.com/XvvRBGlLfL
— Meg (@meg_karissa) January 22, 2020
Happy Zion Day, Pels fans! Let’s keep rolling, @PelicansNBA! Excited to see @ZionWilliamson suited up! #WontBowDown
— Zack Shickel (@ZackShickel41) January 22, 2020
They got “Zion Day” trending 💀
— Dirty Dan🥶 (@_Darius62) January 22, 2020
The debut of Williamson is perhaps the most anticipated game of any rookie since LeBron James first suited up on Oct. 29, 2003. Williamson joins a team that has won 11 out of their last 16 games following a 13-game losing streak. As a result, the Pelicans are hanging around in the playoff picture, just three games back of eighth place in the Western Conference.
The game vs. the Spurs will tip-off at 9:30 p.m. ET.
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