Shortly after the game started between No. 1 Duke and No. 8 North Carolina on Wednesday, Duke freshman Zion Williamson left the court after ripping through his left shoe when trying to reverse his dribble. The potential No. 1 overall pick of the 2019 NBA draft, Williamson did not return to the game after Duke announced he had suffered an apparent knee injury.
A number of NBA players reacted to Williamson’s injury on social media.
Hope young fella is ok! Literally blew thru his 👟. 🙏🏾
— LeBron James (@KingJames) February 21, 2019
Instead of making a self serving shoe joke I hope @ZionW32 is ok.
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) February 21, 2019
Again let’s remember all the money that went into this game…. and these players get none of it…. and now Zion gets hurt… something has to change @NCAA
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) February 21, 2019
THIS FACTS💯 https://t.co/837ueqFteU
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) February 21, 2019
Come on over to puma 🤷🏾♂️
— Terry Rozier (@T_Rozzay3) February 21, 2019
Didn’t know he was hurt 🙏🏾
— Terry Rozier (@T_Rozzay3) February 21, 2019