LAS VEGAS -- The lines began to snake around the outside of Thomas and Mack Pavilion hours before the doors to the arena opened. Amid the LeBron James Lakers jerseys and Giannis Antetokounmpo Bucks jerseys were fans donning blue Duke Zion Williamson jerseys.
They waited, in the unrelenting sun, for a glimpse at the dunk-tastic No. 1 draft pick. Eight hours from when the lines began to form, Williamson would be making his summer-league debut.
Fans waited and waited. Two games were played before the New Orleans Pelicans and New York Knicks finally took the floor just after 6:40 p.