New Orleans Pelicans react to Zion Williamson rape accusations
The New Orleans Pelicans are standing by forward Zion Williamson despite serious rape allegations leveled against him by a former girlfriend, as the NBA team maintained that the ongoing legal proceedings will not alter its long-term vision for the player.The lawsuit, filed last week in a civil court, alleges that Williamson raped the plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe, on multiple occasions beginning in 2020 by using physical violence to restrain her by pinning her "down on the bed with her hands behind her back".Zion Williamson humiliates Dillon Brooks on the court and mic during the gameThe filing further claims that on October 10, 2020, during a conversation about her visiting a friend, Zion "picked her up, threw her down to the ground, and pinned her shoulders down so she could not move," before committing additional acts of violence and rape.The […]
