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After patiently waiting for almost four months, NBA fans will finally get to witness New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson make his pro debut against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday. As far as excitement goes, no one is as hyped about the development as Williamson himself. With all the hype and hoopla surrounding his […]

The much-anticipated debut of New Orleans Pelicans rookie forward Zion Williamson is expected to come Wednesday night against the San Antonio Spurs. Despite not yet having suited up this season as he recovers from a torn meniscus, the Pelicans are expected to thrust Williamson into the starting five. Per Andrew Lopez of ESPN: The Pelicans’ […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry admits he would be pretty “disappointed” if small forward Brandon Ingram doesn’t make the All-Star game this season. The Pelicans are playing some of their best basketball of the season lately and Ingram has been nothing short of stellar for New Orleans: “He’s worked extremely hard to improve […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson will make his regular season NBA debut on Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs. Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry knows Williamson’s debut is going to be a “circus” and he’s prepared for it: “One, it’s going to be a circus and everyone knows that,” Gentry said, via Andrew Lopez […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will get rookie Zion Williamson on the floor for the first time this season on Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs. Aside from the excitement surrounding the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft taking the floor, Williamson’s debut has also been used as a signal by the New […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson will make his regular season debut on Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs. The Pelicans will be giving out a “Won’t Bow Down” shirt to the fans in attendance. I've been told the team will be giving these out at Zion's debut tomorrow pic.twitter.com/biHWNAwqam — Will Guillory (@WillGuillory) January […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson has no doubt that teammate Brandon Ingram should be an All-Star this season. Ingram is having a career-year with the Pelicans and Williamson is excited to play with him soon: "A definite All-Star"@ZionWilliamson is looking to feed off of @B_Ingram13's hard work 🔥 pic.twitter.com/TF2X11tmCT — New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson has been recovering from a torn meniscus, which he suffered in the preseason, but he has also used the past three months to improve aspects of his play. The Pelicans’ prized phenom is set to make his debut on Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs. He has been active […]

Zion Williamson made waves last week after televsion cameras caught him taking a brief little nap during the fourth quarter, as his New Orleans Pelicans tried to hold a lead against the Detroit Pistons. The prized No. 1 overall selection wasn’t taking part in the action, instead wearing a blazer and watching from the bench, […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday exploded in his return from injury, dropping 36 points in a win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, showing no rust after a seven-game absence. While many are hoping for similar fireworks from Zion Williamson, who has missed the entire 2019-20 season recovering from a torn meniscus, Holiday isn’t […]

The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday by a final score of 126-116. And the Pels managed to achieve a franchise record in the process. The Pelicans hit an impressive 21 three-pointers, which broke the former franchise record of 19: Jrue Holiday ties a season-high with 36 PTS and the @PelicansNBA sink […]

Memphis Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. is only in the midst of his second season. After an impressive rookie campaign, the former Spartans standout is really starting to grasp the NBA game as well. Jackson Jr.’s latest feat came on Monday evening against the New Orleans Pelicans. Jackson made sure to assert his dominance […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard JJ Redick will be available for the Pelicans’ game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, per the team. JJ Redick (left hamstring strain) is available this afternoon vs. LAC. — Pelicans PR (@PelicansPR) January 18, 2020 Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry said earlier on Saturday that he thought Redick would […]

New Orleans Pelicans veteran guard Jrue Holiday will miss Saturday’s clash with the Los Angeles Clippers. Via The Times Picayune’s Scott Kushner. Jrue Holiday will miss his seventh consecutive game due to a left elbow tricep strain, according to Pels injury report. This is getting a bit bizarre. Okafor, Williams also still out. Redick is […]

New Orleans Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram erupted for a career-high 49 points on Thursday to help the Pelicans defeat the Utah Jazz at home. The Pelicans snapped the Jazz’s 10-game winning streak and are now 3.5 games back of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference standings after getting off to a terrible […]

Fair or not, the NBA has decided to shift their scheduling for the debut of Zion Williamson. Instead of the originally-scheduled Houston Rockets-Denver Nuggets game, ESPN will air Wednesday night’s game between the New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs, according to a report from Scott Agness of The Athletic. ESPN is altering its schedule, […]

Zion Williamson is close, very close to making his NBA debut for the New Orleans Pelicans. Vice president David Griffin has tracked his recovery every step of the way, and he insists — his No. 1 overall pick will be better, much better than what he showed in the preseason. The prized rookie forward tore […]

Zion Williamson was supposed to be the toast of the town for the New Orleans Pelicans as they started their rebuild anew. However, Brandon Ingram has turned himself into a surprising star plenty of basketball fans in The Big Easy are more than happy to cheer for. Ingram proved himself to be such an invaluable […]

Not surprisingly, the Miami Heat are reportedly going to be quite active buyers within the next few weeks, as the trade deadline approaches. Zach Lowe of ESPN reports that the Heat front office are looking to bring in some reinforcements to help boost their title hopes this season. Miami has been one of the biggest […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram just had the best performance of his career on Thursday, as he dropped a career-high 49 points to carry his team to a 138-132 overtime victory against the Utah Jazz. It was indeed an impressive showing from the 22-year-old, which as it turns out, got his teammate, Lonzo Ball, […]

LOS ANGELES – Lou Williams and the Los Angeles Clippers travel to New Orleans to take on Brandon Ingram and the Pelicans on Saturday afternoon. Both the Clippers and Pelicans are coming in on two-game win streaks while also winning seven of their last 10 games. Ingram is coming off a career-high 49-point performance against […]

Powered by a career-night from Brandon Ingram, the New Orleans Pelicans snapped the Utah Jazz’s 10-game winning streak. Brandon Ingram, the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, showcased why he was a lottery pick and was projected to be a bona fide star. In their gritty 138-132 win on Thursday over the Jazz, […]

After notching a career-high in points in Thursday’s win over the Utah Jazz, the New Orleans Pelicans gave Brandon Ingram a crazy reception in the locker room. Ingram put up 49 points on 15-of-25 shooting from the field, 2-of-8 from deep, and 16-of-20 from the free-throw line in their gritty overtime victory over the Jazz. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans and Utah Jazz played one of the best games of the night on Thursday. The Jazz was riding a 10-game winning streak, and the game ended up being a duel between Donovan Mitchell of the Jazz and Brandon Ingram of the Pels. While it looked as if the Jazz would take […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is one of the best rim protectors in the league right now, but New Orleans Pelicans star Brandon Ingram did not seem fazed at all on Thursday. At the eight-and-a-half minute mark of their respective teams’ match-up at the Smoothie King Arena, Ingram shook off his initial defender Royce O’Neal with […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell is really feeling it against the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Arena on Thursday, as he nailed a ridiculous bank shot to beat the halftime buzzer. With 2.3 ticks left before the end of the first half, Utah’s Joe Ingles barreled his way to the teeth of the […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday will miss his sixth straight game on Thursday when the Pelicans take on the Utah Jazz. Holiday still has pain in his elbow: Gentry says Jrue Holiday, JJ Redick and Jahlil Okafor will be out tonight. Brandon Ingram and Derrick Favors will probably play. — Will Guillory (@WillGuillory) […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson will make his regular season NBA debut on Jan. 22 against the San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant is “excited” for his friend. Won't get @Zionwilliamson vs @JaMorant showdown of top 2 @nba Draft picks in Mon's #MLKDay Game. But Ja is happy to see […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Derrick Favors has been sidelined for two games due to a right hamstring strain, but he says he’s feeling good. So good, in fact, that he’s been cleared to play in Thursday night’s home game against the Jazz, according to a report from Scott Kushner of The Times Picayune. Derrick Favors […]

Although he’s listed as “out” against the Pelicans, Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley was spotted getting some shots up with his teammates during Thursday morning’s practice session. Mike Conley was shooting with his teammates after shootaround today, training staff is putting him through a physical workout now. He is still listed as out for […]

Zion Williamson’s impending debut has come with plenty of doubts from different NBA circles, as many have wondered how a 6-foot-6, 285-pound body could survive the grueling nature of an 82-game NBA season. Yet the New Orleans Pelicans are paying less attention to the numbers in the scale, but rather focusing on his mobility: how […]

The quest to get Zion Williamson back on the court has been an exhausting yet fascinating one for the New Orleans Pelicans. Executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin has been closely monitoring Williamson’s rehabilitation as well as keeping an eye on how to best trot his No. 1 overall pick into action. Williamson, […]

New Orleans Pelicans veteran JJ Redick did not hold back with his comments on Wednesday when he pretty much took a shot at a great majority of the players in the league today. According to the 6-foot-3 combo guard, most guys are now more concerned about their image than the actual game itself. JJ Redick […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday has missed five straight games due to an elbow injury, but the All-NBA defender says he’s feeling a lot better. The Pelicans take on the Utah Jazz on Thursday. It’s still unclear if Holiday will play or if the Pelicans will decide to give him one more game […]

NBA TV ratings are down this season and one league official believes the absence of New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson is one reason why. Williamson was a force for the Pelicans in the preseason, but a knee injury forced the 2019 No. 1 overall pick to go under the knife before even stepping on […]

The dynamic of the New Orleans Pelicans franchise changed when they won the NBA Draft Lottery. The Pelicans were about to draft the next big thing in the NBA: Zion Williamson. There’s hasn’t been this much hype surrounding a young player since LeBron James came into the league back in 2003. Williamson was a monster […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson will make his NBA regular season debut on Jan. 22 against the San Antonio Spurs, a date Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry has been looking forward to. Gentry says the NBA needs Williamson and that the high-flyer is kind of like Dallas Mavericks second-year star Luka Doncic: “I think […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have announced that Zion Williamson’s NBA regular season debut will happen on January 22nd against the San Antonio Spurs. Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin says anybody who was guessing before about when Williamson was going to play wasn’t getting it from anybody who actually knew anything: David […]

Could the New Orleans Pelicans still make the playoffs? It seems unlikely, but it’s actually not out of the realm of possibility. After all, have you seen the bottom half of the Western Conference lately? Gone are the days where 8-seeds in the West win around 50 games. This year, it stands to reason the […]