Pelicans broadcaster Antonio Daniels rips Stephen A. Smith for ‘lazy’ Zion Williamson weight jab
Stephen A. Smith has long criticized New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson for being out of shape and his most recent jabs drew criticism from former NBA player Antonio Daniels, who is now a TV analyst for the team.
After Smith went after Williamsons conditioning again on Friday, when he said on ESPN that its not about his game. Its about how many burgers hes eating and whether or not hes going to be in shape or is he going to keep eating McDonalds and keep having chefs clamoring for him to come to their restaurants.”
Daniels responded by saying Smith was being inappropriate and lazy.
3Antonio Daniels came to Zion Williamson’s defense after Stephen A. Smith’s most recent comments about his weight. X @adaniels33Speaking on SiriusXMs NBA Radio, Daniels said, I am all for objective, fair critiquing of individuals and, collectively, of teams. I felt what Stephen A. said this morning on Zion was completely inappropriate and lazy. If you have an issue, theres a way to go about addressing that issue.
Daniels went on to note that New Orleans and Williamson are playing well, with the Pelicans now having won eight of their last 10 games.
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And in Williamsons last eight games, hes averaging 25 points, 6.5 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game.
The Pelicans have won eight of their last nine games, but then you wake up this morning and this right here is the topic? To me, its almost gotten to the point where its personal, said Daniels, who played 13 years in the NBA, won a title with the Spurs in 1999 and has been with New Orleans since 2019 as a broadcaster.
3Stephen A. Smith has continued to jab Zion Williamson for being out of shape. X screengrab @PelsFilmRoom"Zion Williamson, it's not about his game. It's about how many burgers he's eating. Whether he is going to be in shape or keep eating McDonald's… That's what he has to prove, that the chefs don't love him any longer"— Stephen A Smith on the pressure on Zion pic.twitter.com/ot0ejoeZTf
— Pelicans Film Room (@PelsFilmRoom) February 23, 2024For the year, Williamsons numbers are down slightly from last season, when he was an All-Star.
Daniels also noted that Smith is no stranger to knocking Williamson on the subject.
Also this season, Smith titled a podcast, Zion is Fat.
3Zion Williamson drives to the basket against Kevin Love during the second half at Smoothie King Center. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters ConThe Pelicans organization didnt ignore Smith, either, taking a creative way to defend Williamson: by trying to mock Smiths own athletic skills, with screenshots of Smiths underwhelming college stats from his playing days at Salem State University.
Not surprisingly, Smith went at the Pelicans, responding on X, Cant score when you cant play due to a devastating knee injury. Thats my fact. Nowwhats yall excuse for never winning anything???
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