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Former All-Star Jeff Teague calls out ‘Fool’ Zion Williamson for ‘Dumbest’ comments he’s ever heard.<\/p>\n
Former NBA All-Star Jeff Teague pulled no punches while blasting New Orleans Pelicans<\/a> forward Zion Williamson for comments he made on media day ahead of the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n Williamson claimed he hadn\u2019t felt \u201cthis good\u201d about his physique since his college and high school days, while thanking the Pelicans front office for holding him accountable.<\/p>\n In response to the comments, Teague criticized Williamson for taking the NBA life for granted and needing others to remind him to get into shape after six years in the league.<\/p>\n \u201cMan, cut this sh\u2013 off,\u201d an annoyed Teague said on his \u201cClub 520\u201d podcast.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThis is probably the dumbest press conference I\u2019ve heard in my life,\u201d he continued. \u201cAll of this is because of you. You choose to eat, be out of shape, all that. Now, all of a sudden, it\u2019s a contract year or looking for an extension. All of a sudden, he\u2019s in shape, and he said they believe in me. Fool, they gave you a max deal. They\u2019ve been believing in you. They had to put a lot of options in his contract because you didn\u2019t believe in you.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s dumb as hell, that press conference he\u2019s doing,\u201d Teague added.<\/p>\n Jeff Teague Doesn\u2019t Hold Back<\/p>\n Teague took issue with Williamson\u2019s implication that the Pelicans \u2014 who drafted the Duke alum No. 1 overall in 2019 \u2014 did not wholeheartedly embrace him when he first arrived on the scene, and only recently supported him on and off the court.<\/p>\n \u201cThey embraced you when you first got there,\u201d said the 14-year NBA veteran.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat are you talking about? You were the one who was out of shape. You finally decided to lock in and do what pro athletes do. Take care of themselves. Hell no, I\u2019m off that, I ain\u2019t a fan no more. You get paid damn near $40 million a year to be in shape. I ain\u2019t trying to sound like an old head. It\u2019s just like you do a press conference and say, I feel the best I ever felt since college. You chose to feel that way. You could have been like this for three years. Cmon, bro, you were the one damn near 300 pounds.\u201d<\/p>\n What Zion Williamson Actually Said<\/p>\n Williamson spoke in detail about conversations he had with Joe Dumars, the head of basketball operations for the New Orleans Pelicans, following which he vowed not to \u201clet them down\u201d after the investment they made in him for six years.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re going to hold me accountable,\u201d Williamson said, via Ballislife.com.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAccountability and responsibilities. We came up with a plan and from boxing to working out on the football field. To just different random workouts. During that time frame last year, I really felt a shift in my body, to where I would say it feels good to feel good. I haven\u2019t felt like this since college and high school.\u201d<\/p>\n Dumars made it clear that Williamson had not lived up to his talents in the NBA, and needed to demonstrate the work ethic needed to reach the next level.<\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t get to be great and not responsible. It\u2019s not enough just to be talented,\u201d he said. \u201cThere is a difference between talent and great.. He\u2019s been great.. I have seen him for the last month in and out of the facility, really pushing himself hard\u201d<\/p>\n “You don’t get to be great and not responsible\u2026 It’s not enough just to be talented. There is a difference between talent and great.. He’s been great.. I have seen him for the last month in and out of the facility, really pushing himself hard”<\/p>\n \u2014 Joe Dumars on Zion Williamson pic.twitter.com\/9bUA3d72as<\/a>\n<\/p>\n \u2014 Pelicans Film Room (@PelsFilmRoom) September 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tSai Mohan<\/a> covers the NBA for Heavy.com. Based in Portugal, Sai is a seasoned sports writer with nearly two decades of publishing experience, including bylines at Yardbarker, FanSided’s Hoops Habit, International Business Times, Hindustan Times and more. More about Sai Mohan<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on NBA\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t