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Zion Williamson's Decision to Sit or Not to Sit Is More Complicated Than Most

The season’s first Duke–North Carolina meeting had barely gotten underway on Wednesday night before college basketball’s biggest star in years went down in visible pain on a fluke play involving a broken shoe, and the hoops world collectively held its breath once it became apparent that Zion Williamson’s faulty sneaker wasn’t the only matter of concern. As tweets about Williamson being ruled out for the game began to circulate on social media, so too did a rapid response from many: This is why he should shut it down until he reaches the pros! He could cost himself millions!