Zion Williamson’s Latest Hoops Highlights Are Proof He May Possess The Ability To Levitate

The last time we checked in on Zion Williamson, the soon-to-be member of the Duke Blue Devils drilled a jumper in an opponent’s face before saluting an adult that was heckling him. It was delightful, but let’s face it, Williamson’s best highlights come when he uses the fact that he can jump out of a building to his advantages.

This manifests itself in two ways on the floor. First is via his ability to dunk, which we have covered time and time again because he can absolutely fly. Second is his ability to block shots, which doesn’t get as much attention but is still jaw-dropping, mostly because Williamson is 6’5 with no shoes on.

We got both of those highlights in the last day, and per usual, they’re the kinds of things that remind you why he’s such a highly-regarded prospect. Let’s start with this blocked shot, which was so mean that I have to believe someone told Williamson to apologize for it.

There are volleyball players who do not spike balls with this much ill intent. You would think by now that opposing high school basketball players would know that Williamson has a strict “no easy buckets” policy, but alas, some young men must learn lessons the hard way.

But let’s move on, because in what looks to be the same game, Williamson showed off his otherworldly bounce on a dunk attempt.

So this is unreal — Williamson does a jump stop, then jumps off of two feet before jumping high enough that his knee is almost at an opposing player’s ear. While said opponent doesn’t exactly do a great job playing defense, his body is still there as a theoretical impediment. Of course, when Williamson decides it’s time to yam, nothing matters, which is why he can do things like “explode off of two feet and dunk despite the fact that someone is standing under him.”

This seems like a good time to remind everyone that Williamson reportedly weighs a little more than 270 pounds, and once he is in a collegiate-level strength and nutrition program and can shed some weight, it is plausible to think that he’ll be more explosive. If that doesn’t happen and this is as much bounce as he’ll possess, I don’t think anyone would complain.