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How did Zion Williamson change his playing style in the preseason?

By his standards, he arrived at the New Orleans Pelicans this preseason gathering in good form. After scoring 12 points in the test match with the Orlando Magic, he scored another 16 in another preseason Game with the Atlanta Hawks. Although the Atlanta Hawks had a convincing advantage during most of the match, they “closely won 110:105″ in the end. Zion Williamson is 23 years old, 198 centimeters tall, and weighs 129 kilograms . However, his weight can vary from week to week. S ince he joined the Pelicans after leaving Duke, he has missed 63% of the games. This fact does not explain the roller coaster of events in his life since the 2019 Draft. The injuries have significantly impacted him, and the recovery process has not been easy. As he explained in an interview last year, he has gone through dark moments. It was hard for him to fall back into the spiral of injury at the beginning of the year, which resulted in him being sidelined during a crucial stretch of the course, despit...

Mikel Arteta 'seriously considering' Arsenal goalkeeper change

Arsenal goalkeeper Aaaron Ramsdale is rumoured to be coming under increasing pressure for his place from summer signing David Raya. The Gunners brought in Raya on an initial loan from Brentford last month to provide top level com Pet ition between the sticks and could sign the Spaniard on a permanent basis next year in a deal worth £30m in total. Raya had established himself as one of the Premier League 's better goalkeeper s since helping Brentford into the top flight in 2021 and has been named in every single Spain squad following his first senior call-up 18 months ago – that includes the victorious Nations League finals this summer. But, despite his reputation, he is yet to make his Arsenal debut and has been on the bench as a back-up for each of the three Premier League games since he arrived. READ THE LATEST ARSENAL NEWS, TRANSFER RUMOURS & GOSSIP feed That could change, though. The Daily Mail has reported that manager Mike Arteta is giving "serious consideration...

Kyrie Irving on Mavericks getting booed: 'If the fans wanna change places, then hey, be my guest'

Every time we think we've seen the new low of the Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving era for the Dallas Mavericks, it gets worse. A blown 27-point lead to the Lakers? A free basket to the Warriors when they incorrectly believed that they should have had the ball? Nothing compared to Friday's loss to the Charlotte Hornets, the fourth-worst team in the NBA on the second night of a back-to-back in a must-win Game . Things got so bad for the Mavericks that they were booed by their own fans. Coach Jason Kidd couldn't argue. "We probably should have been booed in the first quarter," Kidd said after the Game . Irving took a different approach. "I've been in New York City, so I know what that's like," Irving said. "You obviously want to play well, but it's only five people on the court that can play for the Dallas Mavericks. If the fans wanna change places , then hey, be my guest...