Not even a minute into the hotly anticipated men’s college basketball matchup between North Carolina and Duke on Wednesday night, freshman Blue Devils star Zion Williamson left the game with what was later called a “mild knee sprain.”
The injury came as Williamson was pivoting and his foot gave out. The replay showed his shoe might have been the culprit:
Zion's shoe: destroyed ud83dude33 pic.twitter.com/LqQ2te0Jay
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 21, 2019
Immediately, viewers — including former President Barack Obama, who was in attendance — recognized the shoe’s role in potentially causing Williamson to slip.