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After losing Gordon Hayward in free agency and Rudy Gobert to a knee injury, it has not been an easy start to the 2017-18 NBA season for the Utah Jazz. However, after losing four out of their first six games without Gobert, Utah has won five consecutive games since. As different players have stepped up […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will very likely face the Portland Trail Blazers today without their talisman forward Anthony Davis, according to William Guillory of The New Orleans Times Picayune. Davis was taken off the floor using a wheelchair during the fourth quarter of Friday’s 114-108 loss to the Utah Jazz with a strained left groin […]

Oft-injured New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis is hurt – again. A day after getting his first career ejection, Davis was taken out of the game Friday, albeit due to a completely different reason and one that we’ve grown familiar with. The Pelicans power forward went down with an apparent lower-body injury early in […]

Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans did not have a fun time Wednesday. Not only did the Pelicans lose 120-102 to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but Davis was ejected in the second quarter. It was the first ejection of his career. Davis yelled profusely at the referee after getting ejected and didn’t leave the game […]

No matter how big of a Titanic fan you think you are, you don’t know jackcrap until you hear New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins break down the epic disaster flick like an English literature professor analyzing a Robert Frost poem in front of a class. https://www.instagram.com/p/BcGiXLTB18i/ The movie has been discussed countless times since […]

Anthony Davis turned a lot of heads inside Smoothie King Center on Wednesday night, when he was ejected from their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. During the second quarter, the New Orleans Pelicans star forward chased Ken Mauer, as he was very upset about the previous sequence, wherein no foul was called on his defender, […]

After last night’s seemingly out-of-nowhere ejection with Cleveland Cavaliers superstar forward LeBron James, yet another big star got thrown out on Wednesday night. On his home court, New Orleans Pelicans superstar power forward Anthony Davis was also ejected for the first time in his career during the second quarter of a game against the visiting […]

With the Memphis Grizzlies firing head coach David Fizdale after losing eight consecutive games, Marc Gasol’s future remains uncertain. As the Grizzlies are currently 7-12 and Mike Conley not expected to return from his Achilles injury ‘anytime soon,’ they are at a crossroads. If the Grizzlies ultimately decide to embrace a full rebuilding process, the […]

The NBA has announced that Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic and New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis have been named the league’s Players of the Week for their respective conferences, for games from November 20-27. Goran Dragic named Eastern Conference Player of the Week. Anthony Davis takes West nod. — Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) […]

The NBA has been around for over seven decades but to this day, basketball fans are still guaranteed to see something they haven’t seen before – or at least one that happens very rarely. We were treated to one Saturday night when DeMarcus Cousins and Zaza Pachulia conspired to give us an early Christmas gift: […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are in the Bay Area Sunday facing the defending NBA champions, Golden State Warriors. The Pelicans arrive at Oracle Arena riding a three-game win streak, so they have every reason to feel confident of themselves regardless if they’re playing against the best team on the planet today. Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins […]

We know New Orleans Pelicans big man DeMarcus Cousins has a penchant for throwing tantrums on the court, but certainly not for throwing footballs. Yet somehow, a newspaper failed to differentiate Boogie from another famous Cousins, Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins. The Redskins signal-caller’s eyes caught a glaring mistake made by a particular newspaper that […]

New Orleans Pelicans star center DeMarcus Cousins is clearly frustrated over his ejection that occurred on Monday night during the team’s 114-107 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. According to an article published on Tuesday by Brett Martel of the Associated Press, Cousins doesn’t think he should have been ejected in the third quarter when […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are losing more frequently than a team loaded with three All-Stars in Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, and Paul George should. For what it’s worth, the Thunder had a better record of 8-8 through 16 games last year than the one they have now over the same stretch. After suffering another disappointing […]

During Monday’s contest between the New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder, things got a bit heated after DeMarcus Cousins was ejected from the game due to elbowing Russell Westbrook in the face. Following the game, Pelicans veteran guard Tony Allen weighed in on the situation, voicing that he believes that Westbrook flopped from the […]

New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins has been ejected after elbowing Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook in the head Monday night during the third quarter. The move looked inadvertent in terms of whether or not it was malicious as Westbrook tried to sneak up behind Cousins to make a steal in the backcourt. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have received a promising piece of news as Anthony Davis has been cleared of a concussion. He does have a bruised orbital bone to deal with, but he is now listed as probable to play for the Pelicans’ next game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Pelicans say Anthony Davis was […]

New Orleans Pelicans talisman Anthony Davis suffered a concussion only a minute into the third quarter against of Friday night’s outing against the Denver Nuggets, according to the team. Davis was inadvertently hit in the face, clashing with center Nikola Jokic’s head, as the Nuggets center was backing him down with his back to the […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jameer Nelson has been around the NBA long enough to know that part of the hazards of his job is getting your feelings hurt whenever you’re suddenly cut by your team. Nelson, however, isn’t taking it personally that the Denver Nuggets abruptly cut him back in October, per Gina Mizell of […]

The Denver Nuggets are set to have starting shooting guard Gary Harris back in their lineup for tonight’s nationally televised game against the New Orleans Pelicans. Harris had missed the team’s last two games due to shoulder soreness. Gary Harris (right shoulder soreness) will play tonight vs Pelicans. — Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) November 17, 2017 […]

When it comes to centers, Jonas Valanciunas of the Toronto Raptors and DeMarcus Cousins of the New Orleans Pelicans, are two big men that have had their fair share of history on the court. According to Mike Ganter of the Toronto Sun, Valanciunas recently opened up about Cousins’ trash-talking but downplayed any rivalry speculations. “I […]

The New Orleans Pelicans could potentially have veteran guard Tony Allen back for their game against the Denver Nuggets on Friday, per Jim Eichenhofer. Allen has missed the Pelicans’ last three games due to knee inflammation. Allen, a famed defensive stopper who signed in New Orleans as a free agent this summer, is averaging 4.8 […]

Life in New Orleans isn’t all the bad nowadays. The New Orleans Pelicans are sitting in the fifth spot in the Western Conference with an 8-6 record, just one-half game out of the fourth spot. For the way DeMarcus Cousins was traded last season immediately after the All-Star break ended, he’s found a pretty comfortable […]

Following a successful comeback against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, New Orleans Pelicans point man Rajon Rondo is slated to see his five-minute stint on the court triple on Wednesday, expected to get from 14 to 16 minutes on the floor, according to Jim Eichenhofer of NBA.com. Rondo racked up two points and two assists […]

It has been a roller-coaster start to the season for the New Orleans Pelicans that has seen them hit stride in the last couple of weeks winning five out of the last six games. According to Tommy Beer of Basketball Insiders, the Pelicans have particularly had much success against teams have struggled out of the […]

In his first full season with the New Orleans Pelicans, All-Star big man DeMarcus Cousins is putting together a career-best campaign. According to TBLegend7 on Reddit, the 27-year-old is currently the only player that is inside the top 20 statistically across the board. 28.2 points per game (4th) 14.0 rebounds per game (2nd) 5.8 assists per game […]

Rajon Rondo has waited 13 games into the season to make his return from a sports hernia, but did so for a short stint off the bench on Monday in a narrow 106-105 win against the Atlanta Hawks. The New Orleans Pelicans floor general scored his only field goal of the game, tallying two points […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis has already established himself as the NBA’s premier big man. However, the one question regarding Davis thus far in his young career has been his durability. Which is exactly why Pelicans fans had to hold their breath when Anthony Davis took a nasty spill during the second quarter versus […]

The transformation of today’s big men in the NBA is in full swing, with many of the prominent stars in the game, extending their game to the three-point line and some beyond. The likes of Karl-Anthony Towns, Nikola Jokic, Kristaps Porzingis, and others have become genuine threats beyond the arc, but no one has seen […]

Best known for his strong performances whenever he plays for the New Orleans Pelicans, Anthony Davis has established himself as one of the elite players in the NBA today. However, he is also popular for his unibrow, and even earning the nickname, ‘The Brow.” That trademark brow was on full display during his the post-game interview […]

NBA fans often hold spirited debates about virtually anything regarding league history from their favorite players to their all-time starting lineups. For the most part, the points made are simply just a matter of perspective. However, bananaboatfloat22 on NBA Reddit has found that most of today’s biggest NBA stars contain the vowel. This leaves the question as to […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have released forward Josh Smith after he was signed on Oct. 28 under an injury hardship exception, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical. The Pelicans had six players on the shelf at the time and were in dire need of help, with only nine players healthy enough to take the […]

Someone other than Anthony Davis or DeMarcus Cousins led the New Orleans Pelicans in scoring for a change. Unfortunately, Jrue Holiday’s season-high 34 points and 11 assists weren’t enough to give the Pelicans the win against the Toronto Raptors. Cousins was particularly disappointed that they couldn’t give Holiday the help his great play deserved. D. […]

New Orleans Pelicans All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins has become one of the most talented all-around big men in the league. Cousins put that on display on Thursday night against the Toronto Raptors as he crossed over Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas and nailed a 3-pointer. Boogie’s pump fake was just too much to handle 😂 pic.twitter.com/xWvDnuy2b2 […]

Throughout his NBA career, Tony Allen of the New Orleans Pelicans has established himself as a tenacious competitor and is well respected around the NBA for how he plays defense. It can be recalled that even Kobe Bryant named him the best player to defend him during his career, which is a huge praise to […]

There have been a ton of shakeups in the NBA so far this past offseason, as well as perceived values of how good or bad teams are at the moment. That being said, many expected and still may expect two of the top moves this offseason in Chris Paul and Gordon Hayward to cause the […]

It was reported earlier that the Detroit Pistons and the Phoenix Suns were in talks for a trade that primarily involves Reggie Jackson and Eric Bledsoe. That discussion is now finished with both parties failing to come to terms. And according to Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated, a third team in the form of the […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Rajon Rondo could make his return to the floor sooner than later, as head coach Alvin Gentry mentioned Nov. 17 as a potential return for his starting floor general, according to Scott Kushner of The New Orleans Advocate. The veteran point man was sidelined prior to the start of the […]

DeMarcus Cousins has been off to a hot start this season with his production night in and night out. The New Orleans Pelicans center has been recently named the NBA’s Player of the Week for continuing to perform at a high level in their games. However, during one play on Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, […]