David Griffin: Pelicans never had a 'single trade conversation' that Zion Williamson was a part of

“I would say that it’s as good as it’s ever been,” Griffin said of Williamson’s relationship with the team. He added, “I think what’s unfortunate is that he’s a name that generates clicks no matter what the link says. -via athlonsports.com / July 16, 2023

“Zion puts on his socks. People click on that. So it makes it really easy for people to manufacture rumor around him — because they don’t have to have any actual credibility behind what they say to generate clicks. “As a society, this isn’t [just] true of sports, this is true across all platforms — reality doesn’t matter anymore. Generating clicks matters. So unfortunately for Zion, he’s just an oddity and somebody that people pay a great deal of attention to and manufacture a lot of stories around.” -via athlonsports.com / July 16, 2023

Amid controversy about their relationship, adult film star Moriah Mills said in a TikTok that New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson beat her. “He’s literally a liar, you guys,” Mills said. “Everything he says, he’s a liar, he’s not who he says he is. I’ve literally been saving face, I did not want to come to the world and let you guys know what he has been doing to me my entire relationship with him. He is a woman beater and the NBA needs to know this.” Mills also claimed that Williamson, who is entering his fourth NBA season, is yet to pay her $62,000. “I have yet to receive that since June,” Mills said. “I’m still here.” -via Clutch Points / July 15, 2023