VIDEO: Zion Williamson Scores First Points of NBA Career Against Spurs
By Michael Luciano
The wait is over, and former Duke star and New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson has finally received his NBA baptism by way of his first bucket as a professional against the San Antonio Spurs. Williamson rebounded a Nickeil Alexander-Walker miss and finished it from close range, picking up his first two points in the NBA.
And there it is. Zion scores his first NBA points.
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It wasn't a show-stopping dunk, but it counts all the same. Welcome to the NBA, Zion! Hopefully, this is the first of many more putback finishes.