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Fittingly, the Los Angeles Lakers are entering the final weekend of the regular season with uncertainty surrounding LeBron James and Anthony Davis. L.A. is traveling East for a back-to-back against the Indiana Pacers (Sat. 10 a.m. PT) and New Orleans Pelicans (Sun. 6 p.m. PT). In his post-practice Zoom before heading to the plane, Lakers […]

Anthony Davis recounted a personal favorite memory of Kobe Bryant — one day before the Los Angeles Lakers legend is set to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In his post-practice Zoom with reporters on Friday, Davis recalled a Jan. 2015 game between AD’s New Orleans Pelicans and the Lakers, in […]

The Golden State Warriors will host the New Orleans Pelicans at the Chase Center on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pelicans-Warriors prediction and pick. This will be the rubber match between these two teams as they’ve split the first two-head-to-head matchup’s coming in. Golden State and New […]

The Los Angeles Lakers barely staved of a disastrous defeat and assured play-in fate on Wednesday, earning a too-close-for-comfort 124-122 win over the 16-54 Houston Rockets in the regular-season finale at Staples Center. For the second straight night, the Lakers relied on last-second heroics of their Next Men Up — notably Wesley Matthews, Talen Horton-Tucker, […]

Petty wars continue to splatter in the NBA. These days, when many are just cooped up at home, a petty war is the best kind of war, really. Just open up Twitter and then BOOM! There it is. Oh look, there’s another one. In fact, even a savvy veteran like JJ Redick is participating. Sort […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will be down both Anthony Davis and LeBron James on Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets. Minutes after LeBron declared himself out as he continues to rest his right ankle, ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported that Davis would miss the Lakers’ regular-season home finale, too. Anthony Davis will also not play tonight […]

The New Orleans Pelicans travel to Texas to take on the Dallas Mavericks for the third time this season on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pelicans-Mavericks prediction and pick. The Pelicans hold an overall record of 31-38, and they are 34-35 against the spread. New Orleans is coming […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis suffered a groin injury late in his team’s grueling 101-99 overtime win over the New York Knicks on Tuesday at Staples Center. Suddenly, Davis’ availability for Wednesday’s contest versus the Houston Rockets—and possibly the Lakers’ final two games over the weekend at the Indiana Pacers and New Orleans Pelicans—is […]

There’s no other person harder on Ja Morant than Ja Morant. The Memphis Grizzlies on Monday had a hard time fending off the undermanned New Orleans Pelicans, who played minus their two All-Stars in Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, plus Steven Adams due to various injuries. But in the end, Morant and company did enough […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will head to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies at FedExForum on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pelicans-Grizzlies prediction and pick. New Orleans is clinging to its season for dear life, sitting 1.5 games back of the San Antonio Spurs for the last […]

Even though the New Orleans Pelicans are poised to miss the playoffs this year, they still have a lot of reasons to be optimistic. For one, the evolution of Zion Williamson into an All-Star has been nothing short of amazing. His pairing with Brandon Ingram is also a development worth looking out for. Of course, […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was at a loss for words after witnessing the showdown between the Ball brothers, New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball and Charlotte Hornets playmaker LaMelo Ball, on Sunday. The two brothers faced off in a tightly contested affair that ended in a narrow Pelicans victory, 112-110. However, LaMelo had […]

Who doesn’t loves dunks? NBA Top Shot is bringing back its Throwdowns Set in a massive pack drop on Monday (May 10) at 2 PM PDT. Get ready to get your world rocked as this Rare pack will be featuring the best dunks from the 2020-2021 regular season so far. Emphatic haymakers from New Orleans […]

New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president David Griffin has been punished by the NBA for his controversial comments on officiating, which he blamed for the injury of Zion Williamson. The NBA announced that Griffin has been fined $50,000 for publicly criticizing officials and making comments that are “detrimental to the league.” The Pelicans exec made […]

The backstory on Anthony Davis has always been his rise to fame, literally. In high school, Davis played for Perspective Charter School on the South Side of Chicago. In junior high, Davis was known as the little guy who likes to shoot three-pointers from the corner. At the end of his freshman year, Davis stood […]

The Charlotte Hornets will host the New Orleans Pelicans at the Spectrum Center on Sunday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pelicans-Hornets prediction and pick. New Orleans is now fighting for their playoff lives as they sit two games back of the Spurs for the final play-in spot with […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram will likely be on-pace to achieve a rather absurd feat in his second campaign with Zion Williamson. According to Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report, Ingram is putting up 23.8 points per game with an effective field goal percentage of 53.1 percent. Ingram’s probably feeling some deja vu because he’s […]

Things aren’t exactly shaping up as expected for the Chicago Bulls — especially considering how they went all in at the trade deadline. With their playoff hopes quickly vanishing, now appears to be the time for the Bulls to look ahead for the upcoming season. Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic will still be Chicago’s one-two […]

It’s safe to say that New Orleans Pelicans executive Vice President David Griffin thinks the NBA is not protecting the players enough, or at least Zion Williamson. Griffin sent a strong message to Adam Silver and Co. after the Pelicans announced Williamson is out indefinitely due to a fractured left ring finger. The Pelicans VP […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are still alive in the pursuit of the 10th and final seed in the Western Conference Playoffs. Their hunt for the postseason was dealt a severe blow on Friday. It was disclosed that Zion Williamson has a fractured left ring finger and will be out indefinitely. Pelicans star Zion Williamson has […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and the Philadelphia 76ers will battle it out in an exciting inter-conference affair on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Pelicans-76ers prediction and pick. New Orleans and Philadelphia battle it out for the second and final time this season. The first head-to-head matchup between […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are still clinging to a little bit of hope with regards to their playoffs aspirations this season. Unfortunately, they have just been dealt a huge blow with reports emerging that All-Star forward Brandon Ingram has suffered a low ankle sprain on his left foot. Ingram apparently sustained the injury during Tuesday’s […]

Their paths to the NBA may have been different, but Lonzo Ball and LaMelo Ball sure did enter the NBA as hot-shot prospects. The Ball brothers became household names not just in the NBA, but in the entire basketball world. Of course, LaVar Ball’s crazy and wacky antics, as well as his bold claims about […]

Stephen Curry and Draymond Green have created a bond off the court that you certainly see on the court. The connection on the floor they share is comparable to John Stockton and Karl Malone. The distinction with this Golden State Warriors tandem is the larger player is the primary distributor. After the New Orleans Pelicans […]

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry had another sizzling night on Tuesday, albeit in a tough 108-103 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Curry poured in 37 points while knocking down eight 3-pointers. It’s never just one player assigned the task of slowing down Curry. It takes a team effort to do that. New […]

New Orleans guard Lonzo Ball had the performance of his career on Monday in a huge win over the Golden State Warriors. After Ball’s career-high showing, teammate Zion Williamson revealed that Lonzo was actually locked in way before the game even tipped off. According to Zion, Ball was totally motivated entering the Warriors matchup: “Lonzo […]

Gone are the days when haters slammed Lonzo Ball for his funky jump shot. Against Golden State Warriors forward Kent Bazemore on Tuesday, the New Orleans Pelicans guard hit a nifty step-back jumper in the clutch. In a tied game with less than 30 seconds on the clock, Ball took matters into his own hands […]

In fitting fashion, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry literally shot the lights out versus the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. After attempting a three-pointer, the lights at the Smoothie King Arena suddenly shut off, probably because that’s the only way to stop Curry from scoring. Jokes aside, the shot didn’t count so the Baby […]

Draymond Green came up big for the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night as they took on the New Orleans Pelicans. Green scored on a tight and-1 play to tie the game late in the fourth period and he made sure to make Zion Williamson know about it. Zion struggled to keep Green at bay […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball was feeling himself on Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors. Ball drained a corner triple to tie the game in the second quarter and he decided to talk a bit of smack toward Dubs star Draymond Green after the made trey. Here’s a look at Ball exchanging words with […]

The Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans will battle it out for the second-straight night in NOLA. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Warriors-Pelicans prediction and pick. Golden State got out to a fiery start in this very same matchup last night, taking a commanding 18-point lead in […]

Draymond Green put up heroic numbers in the Golden State Warriors’ win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday. And, Green picked the perfect evening to grab crazy numbers as he was put in the spotlight for the NBA’s #MarvelArenaOfHeroes telecast. The three-time champion was named “Hero of the Game,” which had his son gleaming […]

The value of Draymond Green for the Golden State Warriors should never be in doubt. After another 15 assist performance against the New Orleans Pelicans, Green now has the most games with at least 15 assists from a non guard in a season. This is only one of the many ways he affects this Warriors […]

Superstar big man Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans are currently taking on the Golden State Warriors with one of the final weeks of the 2020-21 regular season now officially underway. However, this isn’t just an ordinary Western Conference matchup as the Pelicans and Warriors are getting some major crossover treatment from ESPN. With […]

There is no doubt that New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson is one of the top players in the game today. Nevertheless, the 20-year-old phenom still isn’t immune to the occasional Shaqtin’ a Fool moment. This is exactly what happened on Monday when Zion shot an airball on a wide-open three-point attempt. Unsurprisingly, his blunder […]

With the NBA regular season winding down, the league and Marvel have found a way to keep fans interested in some of the games. ESPN has presented the Arena of Heroes as a way to advertise Disney’s Phase four-film schedule, per IGN. ESPN breaks down the Arena of Heroes in a video shared via Twitter. […]

The Golden State Warriors will head to NOLA to take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Warriors-Pelicans prediction and pick. This game will certainly feature a playoff atmosphere as New Orleans is currently breathing down Golden State’s neck for a play-in spot. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans made an epic comeback in their matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night. Despite the back-and-forth exchange, they still edged out their opponents as they received a timely contribution from point guard Lonzo Ball, who had a career outing in the game. With his all-around stat line, the 23-year-old playmaker […]

Looking at Zion Williamson’s performance in just his second NBA season, it is safe to say the New Orleans Pelicans have a future MVP in the fold. Williamson further proved that he’s on a different league compared to his peers on Saturday after dropping 37 points, nine rebounds and eight dimes in the Pelicans’ 140-136 […]