Skip Bayless dishes on Zion on Undisputed this morning

Honestly Skip might have got that from Jen.

At this point I would not doubt it, even coming from Skip. The Zion story makes no sense to me and the man should be on the court.

Well He's 30 pounds over what he should be so

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Do you dispute his claim?

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yes, this claim makes total and 10000% sense.

zion is healed but also expectantly fat as hell. pelicans aren't budging on their physical requirements. Zion ate a cake out of sadness. "doesn't feel like himself" is code for i'm pouty and fat.

He was right and the Pels have the right to do it as in the contract Zion signed. Sorry you have to honor your commitments, part of being an adult. Zion is still a kid. He needs to tell his stepfather to take a step back and control his own life.

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Do you dispute his claim?

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I don't care what his claim is. His claim, like every thing he says, was made regardless of it was true or not, but simply b/c he knew it would garner a ton of clicks/views.



and he probably came up with this claim the same way anyone else would, by simply understanding the situation and reading the tea leaves.

We all know what Zion said yesterday was a bunch of horse shite. If the team is saying he's medically cleared to play, but he can't, then it's easy to deduce that he's fat and out of shape, b/c we all know that's part of his contract.

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Skip Bayless just said that he's been told that Zion's stepfather is holding him out because they are unhappy with the clause that allows Pelicans to weigh Zion (to make certain weight requirements).

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If Zion has been seeing the team doctors at any regularity, wouldn't they know his weight already? Plus, the weight clause only impacts his guaranteed money if he is waived. The agreement was the team will periodically check his weight and BMI to make sure they are combined to be less than 295. If its higher, his regular pay stays the same while he's on the team, but his guaranteed money gets reduced which only matters if he is waived.

This doesn't necessarily mean he has to meet that 295 number to be able to play.

Jen Hale very credible source. Friend of Gayle Benson & Dennis.

Didn't someone else basically say this exact same thing the other day?

Right, OP didn't give a full explanation to what was said. IMO, there is some truth here. Skip also said the players aren't happy with Z either because they feel.he is getting bad advice and should be playing.

Which if true, explains that 2 game meltdown we had where everyone, in the game thread and on boards, commented about how the players seemed flat and demoralized.

Personally, if the rumors are true, the situation is quickly approaching untenable. You can't have your main guy sitting out games when the team says you can play. That will quickly torpedo moral and inevitably end up in a split (see Spurs and Kawhi).