GALLERY: It's official -- Zion is coming to New Orleans!

Fans hang out in Fulton Square during the announcement of the New Orleans Pelicans drafting Zion Williamson number one in the NBA draft outside Manning's Restaurant in Fulton Square in New Orleans, La. Thursday, June 20, 2019. Manning's is run by Archie Manning, the first round draft pick of the New Orleans Saints in 1971 and the father of two number one NFL draft picks with his sons Eli and Peyton Manning who were both born in New Orleans. Photo by Matthew Hinton

GALLERY: It’s official — Zion is coming to New Orleans!

Hundreds of people flooded Fulton Street Thursday to celebrate NBA draft day and the official announcement, and as expected, the city went crazy.

by Matthew Hinton | June 21, 2019

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The wait is over! We can finally celebrate, because Zion Williamson is coming to play for the New Orleans Pelicans!

Hundreds of people flooded Fulton Street Thursday to celebrate NBA draft day and the official announcement, and as expected, the city went crazy.

Check out these pictures from Draft Fest:

The 2018 1st Round NFL Draft Pick of the New Orleans Saints Marcus Davenport hangs out in Fulton Square during the announcement of the New Orleans Pelicans drafting Zion Williamson number one in the NBA draft outside Manning’s Restaurant in Fulton Square in New Orleans, La. Thursday, June 20, 2019. Manning’s is run by Archie Manning, the first round draft pick of the New Orleans Saints in 1971 and the father of two number one NFL draft picks with his sons Eli and Peyton Manning who were both born in New Orleans. Photo by Matthew Hinton

Matthew Hinton

Matthew Hinton is a New Orleans area freelance photographer whose work has been recognized by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism Awards in 2014 and 2016, and by numerous awards from the Press Club of New Orleans, including the Hal Ledet President's Print Photography Award, the highest honor the Press Club can bestow upon a photographer.
Matthew Hinton has previously been a staff photographer at both of the daily newspapers in New Orleans. His work has appeared nationally and internationally through freelance work with the Associated Press and AFP, Agence France-Presse.