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Carole Baskin wishes Zion Williamson a happy birthday in bizarre video

By Erin Walsh | Last updated Jul 6, 2020 1:57 PM ET

Saying Carole Baskin and Zion Williamson in the same sentence just doesn't seem right, but here we are.

Baskin, who is the owner of Big Cat Rescue in Florida and was featured in the Netflix documentary "Tiger King" about Oklahoma-based private zoo operator Joe Exotic, wished the New Orleans Pelicans star a happy birthday in an extremely odd video.

Carole Baskin wishes our guy ZION a HAPPY BIRTHDAY @Zionwilliamson pic.twitter.com/fHkiJzFVTu
— Overtime (@overtime) July 6, 2020

Williamson turned 20 on Monday and it appears Overtime initiated the video from Baskin, so it wasn't so random after all.

Some of the replies to the video are just as good as the video itself:

Zion right now... pic.twitter.com/FQHMeVRnTL
— Zaiah (@officialzaiah) July 6, 2020

What have you done
— Austin Monnett (@armonnett) July 6, 2020

pic.twitter.com/dyNHRic2Mp
— Don Julio DaVinci (@LeechLag23) July 6, 2020

The Pelicans, who sit 10th in the Western Conference, could potentially overtake the Grizzlies for the No. 8 seed and make the playoffs. New Orleans went 7-1 combined against the Grizzlies, Kings, Spurs and Trail Blazers in the regular season and will be competing against those teams for the final playoff spots in the Western Conference.

Williamson only played in 19 games this season after recovering from a nagging knee injury. The 20-year-old is averaging 23.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 58.9 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from three-point range.

The NBA season resumes at Walt Disney World later this month, and Williamson will be looking to make some noise when the time comes.

Erin Walsh

Erin Walsh is a Boston sports fan through and through. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Bridgewater State University and currently is in pursuit of her Master's Degree in Journalism from Northeastern University. Follow her on Twitter @ewalsh90

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