The toll became so heavy that Williamson could barely mask the tension. After a home game one night, walking out of the Smoothie King Center, he ran into Pelican’s assistant coach Teresa Weatherspoon, a close friend and confidant. “Hey, are you okay?” she asked. “No,” Williamson replied, “I am not.” “And when he said no, he just fell into my arms,” Weatherspoon says. A long conversation ensued—part counseling session, part pep talk, unconditional support mixed with moments of hard love. And many tears were shed along the way. -through Illustrated Sports / 11 October 2022
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<p> The toll became so heavy that Williamson could barely mask the tension. After a home game one night, walking out of the Smoothie King Center, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.si.com/nba/2022/10/11/zion-williamson-pelicans-return-daily-cover" title="Read more on Sports Illustrated" rel="noopener">he ran into Pelican’s assistant coach Teresa Weatherspoon, a close friend and confidant</a>. “Hey, are you okay?” she asked. “No,” Williamson replied, “I am not.” “And when he said no, he just fell into my arms,” Weatherspoon says. A long conversation ensued—part counseling session, part pep talk, unconditional support mixed with moments of hard love. And many tears were shed along the way. -through <a target="_blank" href="https://www.si.com/nba/2022/10/11/zion-williamson-pelicans-return-daily-cover" rel="noopener"> Illustrated Sports</a> / 11 October 2022
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