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New Orleans Pelicans vice president David Griffin anticipates his rookie star Zion Williamson will make his NBA debut at home on Jan. 22 against the San Antonio Spurs, according to William Guillory of The Athletic. The 6-foot-6 forward has been out since the start of the season, nursing a torn meniscus injury that left him […]

Detroit Pistons big man Andre Drummond was benched for the finishing stretch of the team’s 117-110 overtime loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, a development that has generated much discussion with the Feb. 6 trade deadline approaching. Drummond is one of the high-profile targets teams are eyeing this time of year, and the Pistons are looking […]

In Monday’s win over the Detroit Pistons, the New Orleans Pelicans scored more overtime points than in the fourth quarter. This is the first time this happened this season. The Pelicans scored 13 points in the fourth then 15 points in overtime. More importantly, they snagged the victory, 117-110. According to @ESPNStatsInfo: This was the […]

During the fourth quarter against the Detriot Pistons, Zion Williamson is seeing falling asleep on the bench. The Pelicans were up by as many as 12 points during the fourth quarter but struggled to keep the lead on the Pistons. The game ended up going into overtime, however, the Pelicans scored 15 points to win […]

For the second time this season, New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball has been awarded with an additional assist and triple-double. The NBA has awarded an additional assist to Ball from the Pelicans’ loss to the Boston Celtics on Jan. 11, giving him 10 on the night and his second triple-double of the season. […]

New Orleans Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram will likely miss Monday’s game against the Detroit Pistons. Ingram has a sore right knee. He’s missed four games this season for the same knee issue: Alvin Gentry says Brandon Ingram “will more than likely” be out. Derrick Favors is a game-time decision. — Christian Clark (@cclark_13) January […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday will likely miss his fifth straight game on Monday against the Detroit Pistons due to an elbow injury. However, Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry is optimistic Holiday will play on Thursday against the Utah Jazz: Doesn’t sound like Jrue Holiday will play tonight. He’s getting close; Gentry says […]

Could New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson make his long-awaited season debut this week? It seems to be a possibility. According to Mitch Lawrence of SiriusXM NBA Radio, Williamson could make his debut for the Pelicans on Thursday night against the Utah Jazz. However, Will Guillory of The Athletic tempered expectations, saying that there “still […]

The New Orleans Pelicans might have Jrue Holiday, JJ Redick and Derrick Favors back in advance of Monday’s game against the Detroit Pistons. Holiday, Redick and Favors have all been upgraded to questionable, the team announced in their latest injury report. The release also noted that Zion Williamson remains out as he continues to rehab […]

Boston Celtics swingman Jayson Tatum exploded for a career-high 41 points on Saturday night against the New Orleans Pelicans, and he broke out of a personal shooting slump in the process. Not only was Tatum efficient — shooting 16-of-22 from the field and 6-of-9 from beyond the arc — but he also scored all of […]

Whenever New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson is cleared to play, he will be playing “very limited minutes” at first. Williamson underwent surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in October: “He’s making progress,” Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry said of Zion Williamson, via Andrew Lopez of ESPN. “He’s practicing. He’s playing 5-on-5. We’re trying […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are going to be very shorthanded on Saturday against the Boston Celtics, as Jrue Holiday, JJ Redick and Derrick Favors are all out. Holiday is out with a left elbow triceps strain, while Redick and Favors are dealing with hamstring issues: Gentry confirms that Jrue, JJ, Favors, Kenrich (and of course […]

Already the 9.5 underdogs, the New Orleans Pelicans will likely face even bigger odds with the news that big man Derrick Favors will be out for Saturday’s game against the Boston Celtics with an apparent hamstring injury, per Andrew Lopez of ESPN. Favors, an 11-year NBA veteran, has played in 23 of the Pelicans’ 39 […]

The Denver Nuggets have done quite well this season. After a disappointing end to last season, the Nuggets look as though they are once again, a top team in the Western Conference. At 26-11 Denver has slid into the second seed in the West as we near the All-Star break. After a tough start, Nikola […]

After the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the New York Knicks, Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett met and greeted each other with the signature handshake they once did as teammates at Duke University. This was the first time the Pelicans and Knicks have played each other in the regular season, although Williamson didn’t play. ion still […]

The New Orleans Pelicans still do not have first overall pick Zion Williamson on the court just yet, but that does not mean they can’t play without athletic marvels. Rookie center Jaxson Hayes met second-year New York Knicks forward Kevin Knox at the top of the summit in the second quarter of the two teams’ […]

New Orleans Pelicans fans have been waiting for much-heralded rookie Zion Williamson to make his NBA regular-season debut. And while the 2019 N0. 1 overall pick isn’t quite ready for a return to the hardwood, it seems his unreal athleticism is still very much intact. Prior to the Pelicans game against the New York Knicks, […]

JJ Redick is among the most-talked-about names ahead of the trade deadline. While the New Orleans Pelicans have shown no inclination to trade him, despite a 13-25 record this season, the sharpshooter isn’t looking to find a new home either. Redick, who signed a two-year, $26.5 million deal with the Pelicans after spending his last […]

After trading away their franchise superstar Anthony Davis to the Los Angeles Lakers in the offseason, the New Orleans Pelicans were expected to embrace a rebuild in their 2019-20 NBA regular season campaign. But instead of acquiring more young talent to surround their core of budding star Brandon Ingram and this year’s top overall pick […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson won’t make his regular season NBA debut on Friday against the New York Knicks, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Williamson underwent surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in October: New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson has been ruled out of making his season debut Friday against […]

The Chicago Bulls managed to pull off yet another disappointing loss, this time a 123-108 defeat at the hands of the New Orleans — another in the long laundry list of opportunities that have fallen well shy of inspiring some promise for this young roster. Bulls point guard Kris Dunn and star Zach LaVine have […]

The New Orleans Pelicans came away with a victory on Wednesday night against the Chicago Bulls, 123-108. This win wasn’t without incident, though, with starting forward Brandon Ingram suffering a hand injury during the contest. Following the matchup, the 22-year-old underwent some tests on his injured right pinky finger, which according to multiple sources, came […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday still isn’t sure when he’ll be able to return from the elbow injury he has been dealing with, according to a report from ESPN’s Andrew Lopez. Holiday has already been ruled out for Wednesday night’s game against the Bulls due to his ailment, and he’s still dealing with swelling […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson revealed a nearly-made decision that would have changed the scope of the 2019 NBA Draft, telling teammate JJ Redick that he was “very close” to returning to Duke for a sophomore season and passing up on the opportunity to declare for the draft. Zion Williamson gave a mature, thoughtful […]

Former NBA player Kendrick Perkins isn’t afraid to admit he’s wrong, and he did so when he apologized to New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball for recently calling him a bust. Lonzo Ball has been playing the best basketball of his career. In the past four games, Ball has been averaging 23.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will be without point guard Jrue Holiday for the second straight game on Wednesday when they take on the Chicago Bulls. Holiday is out with a left elbow contusion. He didn’t play on Monday either versus the Utah Jazz, a game the Pelicans lost by two points. The Pelicans are 12-25 […]

The New Orleans Pelicans signed veteran sharpshooter JJ Redick with the hope that he would help lead the Pelicans to a playoff appearance. That has obviously not happened. With Zion Williamson yet to step on the floor in a regular season game and the Pelicans stinking up the joint in general with a 12-25 record, […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball is looking forward to playing with No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson again. Ball and Williamson played well together in the preseason for the Pelicans. Ball says Williamson’s return will be “amazing” for his game. “It’s going to be amazing when he gets back, especially for my game,” […]

The NBA’s last two minute officiating report from Monday says Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert fouled New Orleans Pelicans small forward Brandon Ingram on his game-tying layup attempt. The Pelicans lost to the Jazz by a final score of 128-126: The NBA’s L2M report came out and determined that Brandon Ingram was indeed fouled on the final play […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson was a full participant in five-on-five practice drills with his teammates during Tuesday morning’s session. He’s nearly recovered enough to make his regular-season debut, but the team will place him on a minutes restriction at first whenever that is: Gentry says it’ll be a week before the team can […]

Bojan Bogdanovic contributes in many categories for a new-look Utah Jazz roster, but the 30-year-old had quite the rare feat on Monday, contributing nothing but buckets in a narrow win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Bogdanovic dropped a game-high 35 points with zero rebounds, zero assists, zero steals, and zero blocks, going 11-of-21 from the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans infamously selected former Duke Blue Devils big man Zion Williamson with the No. 1 overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NBA Draft. However, the former one-and-done collegiate standout has yet to play even one minute of regulation basketball atop the professional level as Williamson has unfortunately encountered some […]

New Orleans Pelicans big man Derrick Favors recently received some very high praise from head coach Alvin Gentry. With Favors currently in the midst of his first season as a member of the Pelicans after a lengthy stint as a member of the Utah Jazz, Gentry now claims that the New Orleans big man is […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will be without point guard Jrue Holiday on Monday when they take on the Utah Jazz. Holiday is out with a left elbow contusion: The Pelicans just announced that Jrue Holiday is officially OUT for tonight’s game against the Jazz with a left elbow contusion. — Will Guillory (@WillGuillory) January 6, […]

Names are an important piece to NBA culture. For players like LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, a unique first name will take precedence over the last name like most players. Fans rep players by wearing their last names across their respective jerseys and for many, a mere mention of a name can spark all sorts […]

New Orleans Pelicans combo guard Jrue Holiday is questionable for Monday night’s contest against the Utah Jazz due to a left elbow contusion. Pelicans say Jrue Holiday (Left Elbow Contusion) is questionable for Monday’s game vs the Jazz. — Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) January 5, 2020 Holiday has played in all but two games for […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis brought us one of the highlight plays of the evening on Friday, as he dunked all over New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram on a fastbreak alley-oop play. AD put Brandon Ingram on a poster 🤭 pic.twitter.com/o78RvGb3qY — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 4, 2020 Davis showed off the […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis had a monster performance on Friday, as he led his side to a 123-113 victory against no less than his former team, the New Orleans Pelicans. Davis was cooking all night long, and as a matter of fact, he already logged 40-10 by the end of the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans fell short in their attempt to topple the Los Angeles Lakers on their home floor, with L.A. emerging victorious, 123-113. It was a warm reception for former Lakers forward Brandon Ingram, who made the move to New Orleans as part of the Anthony Davis deal last summer along with former Purple […]