We’re less than a month away from the NBA’s scheduled return at the Walt Disney World bubble in Orlando, and we’re already seeing some players report to their team’s home facilities.
Just a couple days after three New Orleans Pelicans players tested positive for the coronavirus, the negative-testing players were back at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center in Metairie, La., for team workouts. Zion Williamson, Jrue Holiday, J.J. Redick, Josh Hart and Nicolo Melli were among the players spotted on Wednesday.
And it gave fans the first opportunity to see what kind of shape the players were in post-quarantine. Let’s just say that NBA fans were impressed with Zion’s look.
Built for this đź’Ş pic.twitter.com/xdB0OMex35
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) July 2, 2020
Zion, who appeared to trim down a bit during the NBA stoppage, was working out in a mask (follow Zion’s example, everyone!).
At least from the photo, it looked like Zion used his quarantine time wisely. A separate video had him looking in about the same shape as before the stoppage, but still, Zion’s new look impressed NBA Twitter and garnered plenty of Bane comparisons.
I wasn't sure about the new Pattinson Batman movie but look I have to admit they nailed the Bane casting: pic.twitter.com/3WUCSZUdeP
— Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) July 2, 2020
— Luke Johnson (@ByLukeJohnson) July 2, 2020
"Zion used the time off to shed 25 pounds of pure fat and put on 10 pounds of lean, explosive, dynamic muscle" pic.twitter.com/s8NaNtIas0
— Mark Titus (@clubtrillion) July 2, 2020
If you’re a Grizz fan who thought Zion might show up to Disney World out of shape, I have some bad news via the @PelicansNBA Twitter account. pic.twitter.com/OZwNtGY9QA
— Gary Parrish (@GaryParrishCBS) July 2, 2020
Bane Williamson pic.twitter.com/QQgOkRKvFv
— Mike (@Toms_Son_mp) July 2, 2020
Please join my gofundme to buy Zion a Bane mask to make him look even more badass pic.twitter.com/qiMT7uY9fs
— David Gardner (@byDavidGardner) July 2, 2020
SHEEEEEEEESH!! somebody needs to photoshop a Bane mask on him https://t.co/vKKZB7oq1Y
— Chris Vernon (@ChrisVernonShow) July 2, 2020
“Let the games begin” -Bane#Zion pic.twitter.com/28dzng0VAN
— Josh Goldman (@JoshtheGoldman) July 2, 2020
Zion went from looking like Booger McFarland to looking like Bane https://t.co/ReUR0BjHvd
— JzoSports (@JzoSports) July 2, 2020
Zion is a real life Bane. Zane if you will. pic.twitter.com/bbNv4aJjzC
— Todd Diller$on (@CBturnedHeel) July 2, 2020
Remake the Dark Knight Rises but with Zion as Bane https://t.co/tANBtReD0e
— Dakota Schmidt (@Dakota_Schmidt) July 2, 2020
Oh, you think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; Zion was born in it, moulded by it. pic.twitter.com/ob9IS7EBOZ
— Andrew Joseph (@AndyJ0seph) July 2, 2020
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