Zion Williamson's new workout photo gets compared to Bane by fans on social media

With less than a month to go for NBA restart at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, NBA teams are returning to ir training facilities. Several teams, including New Orleans Pelicans, uploed photos of ir players training toger. Pelicans' recent photo of ir star rookie Zion Williamson received attention online, as people compared 19-year-old's photo to DC Comics' supervillain Bane, who was played by Tom Hardy in Dark Knight Rises. 

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A few days after three unnamed Pelicans players tested positive for COVID-19, team returned for ir training at  Ochsner Sports Performance Center in Metairie, Louisiana. Zion Williamson, Jrue Holiday, JJ Redick, Josh Hart and Nicolo Melli were Pelicans players, who worked out toger on Wednesday (Thursday IST). photos released gave fans an insight into player's post-quarantine look.

Fans ticed that Williamson h lost weight since NBA season suspended on March 11. His look was shared online as y thought he resembled Bane and asked for his mask to be photoshopped over Zion's makeshift one. pelicans h also shared a video of Williamson working out. New Orleans Pelicans will start of NBA restart on July 30 with ir game against Utah Jazz (6:30 PM ET).

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Zion Williamson me his NBA debut with New Orleans Pelicans against San Antonio Spurs.  19-year-old h a slow start, scoring only 2 points in first half. However, he picked up his pace in final quarter of game, scoring 22 points. 7 rebounds and 3 assists in 18 minutes. Williamson opened his night with an assist to Brandon Ingram and me 4-of-4 of his three-pointers while shooting 72.7% from field.

However, Williamson was called out by NBA anuncer Mark Jackson for being 'too fat'. Jeff Van Gundy ded that league never let 'fat' players play before. His weight was displayed on screen inste of stats and people took to Twitter to body shame him by sharing memes and GIFs. Many fans defended Williamson, claiming that one should t body shame a 19-year-old and slammed Jackson for pointing out his weight. 

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(Im source: New Orleans Pelicans official Twitter, still from Dark Knight Rises)