People Are Roasting Nike After Zion Williamson's Shoe Exploded

Onlookers watched as Williamson fell to the floor less than a minute into the game. Footage shows the athlete grabbing his knees and his blown apart Nike shoe , which slipped off his foot. The shoe worn by Williamson is the Nike PG 2.5 PE, USA Today reported .

Zion's shoe: destroyed pic.twitter.com/LqQ2te0Jay - SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 21, 2019

The news spread on Twitter and in media outlets, since shoes just don't regularly burst open. Many are using it as an opportunity to take digs at the athletic company.

Zion's shoe: destroyed pic.twitter.com/LqQ2te0Jay - SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 21, 2019

Well. I'm glad I sold my #nikeshoes stocks last week. - Eric Geller (@ericsgeller) February 21, 2019

"Nike - Just Blew It" #nikefail #nikeblowout #NIKEshoes #NIKEshoes https://t.co/2xAx9FUezB - Chico Valdez (@MrChicoValdez) February 21, 2019

Even former President Barack Obama, who attended the game, chimed in on the matter.

Zion Williamson seems like an outstanding young man as well as an outstanding basketball player. Wishing him a speedy recovery. - Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 21, 2019

Nike responded that the company is investigating the issue.

"We are obviously concerned and want to wish Zion a speedy recovery," Nike said in a statement to Darren Rovell of Action Network. "The quality and performance of our products are of utmost importance. While this is an isolated occurrence, we are working to identify the issue."

NIKE STATEMENT: We are obviously concerned and want to wish Zion a speedy recovery. The quality and performance of our products are of utmost importance. While this is an isolated occurrence, we are working to identify the issue. - Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 21, 2019

Duke lost the game to North Carolina scoring 72 to their 88 points. Many blame Williamson's absence for the outcome.

You go in with your game plan, get into the game, and then 36 seconds in, one of your key guys goes out, Duke player R.J. Barrett told USA Today . It was tough for us to bounce back from that, and North Carolina really punched us the whole way through.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski told the paper that Williamson is recovering from a mild knee sprain, however, they don't know how long the athlete will be sidelined.