Williamson was taken out in the opening minute of Duke vs. North Carolina on Wednesday night.
The first meeting of Duke and North Carolina this season got off to a rough start when Zion Williamson was taken out of the game in the opening minute with an apparent injury. As Williamson drove the ball into the teeth of the Tar Heel defense, his left foot busted out of his shoe and he went down clutching his right knee.
Here’s a look at the play.
Zion's shoe: destroyed pic.twitter.com/LqQ2te0Jay
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 21, 2019
“He broke his shoe with his own foot,” said ESPN broadcast Dan Shulman.
Williamson was taken to the locker room to be evaluated.
Zion Williamson's stepdad just came out from the locker room to bring his mom back.
— Adam Rowe (@AdamRoweTDD) February 21, 2019
Not a good sign.
Nolan Smith just came back to the bench from the locker room and shook his head when asked question from assistant Jon Scheyer. Just a guess — but don’t think we’ll be seeing Zion again tonight.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) February 21, 2019
We’ll update this story as it develops.