Whether it was watching highlights from Zion Williamson’s college season, or the up-close experience of playing against Williamson in a Feb. 4 Milwaukee-New Orleans game at the Smoothie King Center, Eric Bledsoe got the feeling that perhaps the 20-year-old may not be the friendliest guy in basketball. As it turns out, Bledsoe’s first impression turned out to be far from accurate.
“(I’ve learned) how great of a person he is off the court,” Bledsoe said Monday, when asked about his initial time around the forward. “When you see someone from the outside looking in, he plays kind of mean.