On Sunday night, an image of New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson appearing to be chunky prior to the game versus the Houston Rockets blew up the internet. Everyone knows he was always a big boy. He was a husky 280 pounds or so at Duke.

But reports had surfaced that he was even more out of shape than ever before while rehabbing to get back onto the court. Well, on Wednesday night, an alleged fan photo was posted on Instagram that has the internet buzzing anew.

The Pelicans star has missed every game this season due to a fractured right foot. He reportedly was nearing a return until he experienced soreness in his foot recently.

That happened a mere five days after he was finally cleared to return to full basketball activities. As he waits to get back onto the court, the basketball world was shook when the image of Zion prior to Sunday's game went viral. That prompted jokes, memes, and lots of poking fun at what appeared to be an overweight dude.

If this new photo that surfaced on Instagram is dated correctly, either Zion knows something that all boxers need to learn, or the image was simply a fallacy.

Either way, it appears as though the Pelicans forward is in very good shape. He is expected to begin ramping up his workout regiment in about a week. There is no specific timetable established for his return, but Pelicans fans are hoping it will be sooner than later.