ATLANTA — The projected No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, Zion Williamson, sent social media into a frenzy when he broke his shoe and sprained his right knee on Wednesday night against the University of North Carolina.
Among those chiming in on the situation was Atlanta Hawks rookie guard Trae Young, who suggested that Williamson may want to stop playing altogether this season instead of hurting his draft stock by getting seriously injured, a la Bol Bol.
“It sucks seeing that with Zion,” Young told Peachtree Hoops after the Hawks’ practice on Thursday afternoon. “My first thought was, ‘is he alright?