One of the best college rivalry games happened last night, UNC vs. Duke –cue hard punk music with montage of classic moments. While this game in a classic rivalry was less to be desired with the Tar Heels taking the victory over the Blue Devils 88-72, what happened 36 seconds into the game was “apparently” the highlight of the night.
Zion Williamson, a hyped-up college star and probably a future 1st round pick in the NBA, broke out of his shoe and got injured.
Williamson played 36 seconds of this game, and all ESPN could talk about and replay out of a 40 minute game was Zion breaking his shoe, doing the splits and wincing in pain. Turns out, Williamson suffered a mild knee sprain.
But let’s talk about ESPN.
After the game, they replayed this around ten times. Over covering a college athlete and probably one of the most hyped up college basketball stars in years. This isn’t the first time though, as they seem to post something on their social media pages about Zion Williamson almost every time Duke plays a game or is about to play a game. It’s like LeBron all over again, but Zion isn’t even in the NBA yet.
Don’t get me wrong, Zion Williamson is a great basketball player and could potentially become something special in the big leagues, but all this coverage of a college kid, this 18-year-old kid who –mind you–is only a kid! Lot of trivial weight is put on someone so young just because major sports media outlets dropped it on him.
Speedy recovery, Zion. I look forward to hearing from ESPN what you had for breakfast the morning after your injury.
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