New Orleans Pelicans rookie big man Zion Williamson wasted absolutely no time breaking into the NBA with a force — and then some! Continuing such a notion on Tuesday evening against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Pelicans rookie phenom quite literally took on the entire opposition by grabbing a massive rebound amid a sea of Wolves defenders before putting the basketball right back in the hoop.

As one would imagine, there was absolutely nothing that the Timberwolves could do to stop Williamson on this play.

The Pelicans famously selected Williamson with the No. 1 overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft out of Duke. The former Blue Devils standout was unable to play right away, however, as Williamson was previously battling some lower-body injury trouble to begin his NBA tenure. Nonetheless, it is definitely safe to say that the Pelicans cornerstone is now making up for lost time.

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