Not only with Barkley's criticism, but he listened to everyone's suggestion that he should lose some weight to unlock his full potential. Some people might have been starting to hate the kid for becoming so fragile after reaching the NBA, but I still believe he's not a bust and he'll eventually live up to the hype he once have after the draft night.
Hoping for him to bounce back and be as durable as LeBron.
He have no choice but to lose weight. It is specifically written in his contract. He should weight less than 295 lbs and that his body fat is monitored. He would not want to endanger his contract by going over his weight limit.
Now that he has lost weight, I wonder if he have done it if it is not in the contract. I remember when he got first injured in his first year in NBA, there are already comments about his weight and that he should lost some. I remember a doctor explaining that Zion walk the way he walk because of his weight. But he remained the same weight until now.
We will see in regular season if this adjustment will do great in his career and if he be less prone to injury. The more games he played, the better the ranks of pelicans will be. Hopefully, he would be able to finish a season this time.