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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 […]

Although he’s yet to make his return from knee surgery, Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin claims that Zion Williamson is “better than he was in the preseason,” according to a report from Shamit Dua of Bourbon Street Shots. David Griffin: "Every objective measure, Zion is better than he was better than […]

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 […]