Popeyes is selling a 6-foot-10 box of chicken for $75 to celebrate presumed No. 1 NBA draft pick Zion Williamson

Kate Taylor

June 19, 2019 3:10 PM

Popeyes is selling a box of chicken that is 6 feet and 10 inches long to celebrate likely No. 1 NBA draft pick Zion Williamson .

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"There's been a lot of speculation and buzz around New Orleans and their likelihood to bring home a big name, with a wingspan of 6 feet and 10 inches, as their No. 1 draft pick," Popeyes said in a statement.
The massive box of wings, biscuits, and fries will be available at a Popeyes location in New Orleans on Thursday for $74.69.
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Popeyes is celebrating the NBA draft with a box of chicken fit for a basketball star.

On Wednesday, the chicken chain announced that it would be launching the Wingspan Box on Thursday to celebrate the NBA draft. For one day Thursday, June 20 at a single location on Canal Street in New Orleans, Popeyes will sell a box of chicken that is almost seven feet long.

"There's been a lot of speculation and buzz around New Orleans and their likelihood to bring home a big name, with a wingspan of 6 feet and 10 inches, as their No. 1 draft pick," Popeyes said in a statement.

18-year-old Zion Williamson is almost universally presumed to be the New Orleans Pelicans' No. 1 draft pick. The 6-foot-7 athlete has an arm span of 6 feet and 10 inches.

The Popeyes box will contain 77 boneless wings, 11 biscuits, and 11 servings of fries. The New Orleans location will be selling the boxes for $74.69 as supplies last.

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