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Fans react to skinny Zion Williamson

Published

September 24, 2025

Sep 23, 2025; Metairie, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) poses during media day at Ochsner Sports Performance Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images

The NBA is almost back. Teams have recently held media days; one such team is the New Orleans Pelicans.

Zion Williamson took part in this session and showed off his new, lean look. This caused an immediate reaction from fans.

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Bro he looks like they locked him in Alcatraz and forced him to watch prime barkley highlights with his eyelids spread open 24/7 he looks traumatized

— 👑 (@7ixers) September 23, 2025

He got that ozempic neck

— Dougie McBuckets (@papa_d0t) September 24, 2025

Ozempic went crazy damn

— 𝔹𝕠𝕝𝕨𝕣𝕝𝕕 (@BolWrld) September 23, 2025

This doesn’t look healthy 😐 pic.twitter.com/68Qh5u95li

— papi chulo 🖼️👨🏽‍💻 (@papichulo_ai) September 23, 2025

Every offseason Zion looks ready to conquer the NBA……..then……

— David Amador (@DAmadorC) September 23, 2025

The fans were quick to make jokes about Williamson’s dramatic weight loss. Hopefully, he can stay healthy and have a dominant season, proving to all why the Pelicans selected him first overall in 2019.

About the Author Published Sep 24, 2025

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