Zion-RJ meeting sets summer league ratings record for ESPN

The Las Vegas Summer League matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and New York Knicks - and former Duke teammates Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett - drew a record 1.2 metered market rating Friday on ESPN, the network announced.

That's up 33 percent from the previous summer league record set in 2017 when Lonzo Ball made his Los Angeles Lakers debut against the Boston Celtics.

Friday's game between the Pelicans and Knicks was not completed, though. The contest was called off in the fourth quarter after the earthquake that hit Nevada and southern California rattled the Thomas & Mack Center.