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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 […]

LOS ANGELES – The New Orleans Pelicans faced the Los Angeles Lakers for a second time this season without prized rookie Zion Williamson on Friday night at the Staples Center, and the result was the same as their previous matchup. Anthony Davis and company made easy work of the new-look Pelicans with the team’s former […]

LOS ANGELES – The New Orleans Pelicans went head-to-head against the Los Angeles Lakers for the first time at the Staples Center on Friday night since the Anthony Davis trade that rocked the NBA last summer. Although these two teams did play against each other earlier in the 2019-20 campaign, this was the first time […]

Everyone at the Staples Center knew that the reunion between the Los Angeles Lakers and Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram and Josh Hart would be anything but nice. However, the Purple and Gold did try to welcome them as amicably as possible in their game against the New Orleans Pelicans in the City of Angels. The […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have teased the comeback of Zion Williamson before their matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers. Williamson has missed the first 34 games of the season because of the torn meniscus he suffered back in October. Williamson is believed to be fully healed from the surgery he had on his knee and […]

The Brooklyn Nets are desperately trying to keep the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference. But they have lost four games in a row and are now just 1.5 games ahead of the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic. While the Nets were initially holding up well despite a number of key injuries (Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Caris […]

Brandon Ingram has watched his contract situation closely. While the recently-acquired New Orleans Pelicans star decided to bet on himself and try his chances as a restricted free agent this upcoming summer, he’s seen others from his draft class get the motherlode and be rewarded for their play. Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons, the […]

Former NBA guard and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose says New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson shouldn’t play this season. Williamson underwent surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in October. Shams Charania of Stadium is reporting the Pelicans and Williamson expect the No. 1 overall pick to make his debut this month: “You see how he […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball is playing some of the best basketball of his young career lately and Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry, as well as Ball, know why. Both Gentry and Ball agree that health is a big factor in Lonzo’s recent surge for the Pelicans: “I think this is the Lonzo […]

When asked by reporters Thursday when he’ll make his regular-season NBA debut, New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson said he’ll wake up one day and just know, similar to how he made his decision to play college basketball at Duke. Williamson underwent surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in October. Shams Charania of Stadium […]

Rookie sensation Zion Williamson hasn’t made his debut with the Pelicans yet, as the former Duke standout has been recovering from a knee injury. If it were up to him, though, he would’ve already been playing. “If it was up to me, I would have been out there two weeks ago,” Williamson said on Thursday, […]

No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson went through his first full regular-season practice with the New Orleans Pelicans after being ruled out indefinitely by the team prior to the start of the season, according to Will Guillory of The Athletic. The rookie forward is not expected to play in the Pelicans’ upcoming road trip, according […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown is a huge fan of New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard JJ Redick. Brown coached Redick for two years in Philadelphia and was sad to see the sharpshooter leave this past summer for the Pelicans via free agency. Brown, though, holds no ill will toward Redick, whom he calls “very […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball is happy for small forward Brandon Ingram, who won the Western Conference Player of the Week Award for Week 10 of the 2019-20 season. Ingram averaged 25.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists as the Pelicans went an impressive 4-0 last week. Lonzo Ball on Brandon Ingram getting […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson could make his regular season NBA debut in January, according to Shams Charania of Stadium. Williamson underwent surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus in October. “I’m told both sides are hopeful of a January season debut for (Zion) Williamson.” As the calendar shifts to 2020, NBA Insider @ShamsCharania […]

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball recorded a triple-double against the Houston Rockets this past Sunday after the NBA reversed three separate assists which were originally awarded to Josh Hart. Ball’s final stat line against the Rockets is now 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, his first triple-double with the Pelicans. The former […]

Jaylen Brown and Brandon Ingram have been named the NBA’s Players of the Week for Week 10 of the 2019-20 season. Brown averaged 27.0 points and 6.7 rebounds as the Boston Celtics went 2-1. Ingram, meanwhile, averaged 25.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists as the New Orleans Pelicans went an impressive 4-0: Celtics’ guard/forward […]

Houston Rockets All-Star James Harden missed his first game of the season in Sunday’s loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Now, the former No. 3 overall pick is being listed as questionable for Tuesday night’s game against the Nuggets due to a sprained toe: James Harden (sprained toe) and Clint Capela (heel contusion) are listed […]

Lonzo Ball had a field day with the Houston Rockets on Sunday, burying a career-high seven 3-pointers as part of a 27-point, 10-rebound, eight-assist performance. The third-year guard led a steady New Orleans Pelicans attack, one that put the Rockets away in the fourth quarter with a 41-point period and a 22-point differential. Ball, who […]

New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball drained seven 3-pointers in their win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday. After the game, Ball shared that he is constantly working on his new jump shot, noting that he understands it takes a lot of time and effort to perfect it. Over the weekend, Ball made 11 3-pointers […]

New Orleans Pelicans rising star Brandon Ingram has truly come to his own after leaving Hollywood and moving to a smaller market team. Apart from averaging career-highs in all major statistical categories this season, the 22-year-old swingman has also now met his starter criteria in his rookie scale contract. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, Ingram […]

It’s safe to say that Jrue Holiday is enjoying his victory over his brothers. Following the New Orleans Pelicans’ 120-98 victory over the Indiana Pacers, Holiday couldn’t contain excitement for having bragging rights over Justin and Aaron — his two brothers who play for the Pacers. Via William Guillory of The Athletic: “I beat them […]

There was a unique moment that occurred during the New Orleans Pelicans’ win over the Indiana Pacers. It was the first time that three brothers played in the same game in NBA history thanks to the Holiday family. The Holiday bros exchange jerseys after they became the first three brothers to share the same court […]