New Orleans Pelicans: 3 ideas for a Zion Williamson children’s book

3. Hart hears a High-Five (and it’s from Zion!!!)

In a story that tells of one of the best days of Josh Hart‘s life and one that makes Zion Williamson a hero, a meme finally gets its redemption.

Far too often, the New Orleans Pelicans have left Hart hanging on the edge of his seat, throwing up a hand for his teammates to greet with a friendly slap, only to receive the room-temperature embrace from either a ghost or the air handling unit.

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Even his own teammates on the New Orleans Pelicans aren’t good at simply slapping their good friend on the hand to make him feel validated for his celebrations.

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Setting up our story, Josh Hart is a kind local man who grows ears of corn, some of the best ears of corn this side of the continental divide. However, he has one problem, no one ever gives him the high five he feels he deserves after a sale.

Time after time, Hart throws his customer five only to be looked at with sarcasm. In fact, the only reason Hart grows corn is that it grows at a level high enough to complete a successful mock high-five, albeit with an inanimate object.

One day, Hart is selling corn and is still constantly getting left hanging, but he hears of a new corn purchaser coming to town, someone looking for a corn salesman who likes high-fives.

Hart asks each customer who arrives at the stand, “are you my high five in shining armor?” which just seems to make people uncomfortable, but Hart understands that it’ll all pay off.

Then, just before he gives up hope, a thundering man with a large frame and awesome shoes arrives at the stand. Hart asks if he wants to buy some corn, and the man replies yes, but only if you’re willing to hang five afterward.

Setting up a decade-long friendship, the man was Zion Williamson and he now exclusively purchases corn from Hart, as the two are forever bonded by their love for high-fives.

Certainly, if you’ve learned anything from this article, it’s that I shouldn’t write children’s books, but that Zion Williamson should still be at the center of some stories for years to come, even if they’re not traditional stories.