“Leave Zion Williamson alone! Let him rehab in peace!”: Pelicans’ star CJ McCollum talks about the #1 Pick from the 2019 NBA Draft, assures everything is cool between them

Pelicans’ star CJ McCollum speaks up on the Zion Williamson situation, asks media to back off of the 2019 #1 pick

The New Orleans Pelicans are playing a long game currently. At the trade deadline, the Pelicans added CJ McCollum to their lineup. They now have CJ, Brandon Ingram, Jonas Valanciunas in their lineup, and Zion Williamson making his way back from injuries.

In his first few games with the Pelicans, CJ has been marvelous. He has averaged 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 5.5 assists, on 51% shooting.

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One thing that has been in the limelight this entire season for the Pelicans has been Zion Williamson. Initially, Zion was expected to be back with the team in November, but that got delayed to February. Now, it is uncertain when the big man from Duke would suit up for the team next. Recently, he was under fire for not making contact with CJ and the rest of the new additions to the squad, since they joined the Pels.

CJ McCollum steps up and defends Zion Williamson, tells media to back off

For his first video message as a Pelican, CJ McCollum chose to talk about quite a few things. He discussed his All-Star break, his relationship with Damian Lillard, the NOLA community, and finally, Zion Williamson.

Talking about Zion, CJ said,

He continued, and said,

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Well, from what CJ said, it sounds like he’s trying to convince everyone that things are chill in NOLA. There were reports of tension within the franchise, but McCollum sounds like he’s trying to diffuse them. Well, I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how things go.