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Willie Green and the New Orleans Pelicans (45-28) are still trying to find the best rotations right and get certain lineups locked in before the NBA Playoffs begin. They are not sacrificing wins for the sake of experimenting but certain players are getting asked to do more than usual. One very large Lithuanian is being […]

For as much depth the New Orleans Pelicans have built throughout the roster, their contending hopes still hinge on Zion Williamson. Williamson, at his best, is a thunderous wrecking ball who is as close to unguardable as it gets when he gets to his spot in the paint. However, for the past two seasons, Williamson’s […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have not been this healthy, and in this as good of a position down the stretch, since the moment before Demarcus Cousins shot that fateful free throw. Sure, Willie Green’s rotations have been missing a few key contributors. However, it sounds like Herb Jones, Larry Nance Jr., and even Dyson Daniels […]

Larry Nance Jr. does not believe in empty promises. The Wyoming alum also hates to see good opportunities, ideas, and food go to waste. The 10-year NBA veteran decided to do something to not only help those struggling now but also support those with ideas to help the Cresent City in the future. Nance Jr. […]

New Orleans Pelicans reserve Larry Nance Jr. used to avoid all off-court business talk. Now he is one of the most active investors in the NBA community. The 31-year-old reserve turned community activist joined the Sporticast podcast to detail a few of his most recent ventures. The Wyoming alum was also honest about which sport […]

A glance at Larry Nance Jr.’s career stats suggests the Wyoming alum is a mere journeyman in the NBA. A closer analysis of what does not make the stat sheet reveals a glue guy that every NBA Finals hopefully would appreciate being on the roster. Thankfully, the New Orleans Pelicans have Nance on the books […]

The New York Knicks were very shorthanded when they faced the New Orleans Pelicans. All they had was Donte DiVincenzo. Julius Randle, Jalen Brunson, and Isaiah Hartenstein were big absences from the squad which meant that the Zion Williamson-led squad had to take advantage. They did exactly just that and left the Knicks struggling. Larry […]

The New Orleans Pelicans find themselves in a promising position halfway through the 2023-24 NBA season. They boast a commendable record of 26-20. However, to bolster their prospects for a deep playoff run, the team must execute strategic maneuvers at the 2024 NBA trade deadline. The Pelicans’ 2023-24 NBA Season So Far As the season […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had a new look since leaving Las Vegas with an embarrassing 44-point loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on their record. Willie Green’s squad is 13-7 since leaving Sin City and though everyone is deserving of credit, and court time, one player’s return has really allowed the squad to play […]

Larry Nance Jr. is not surprised the New Orleans Pelicans are coming back to the Smoothie King Center sporting three more wins in the standings. In fact, the Wyoming alum expected more out of this team and he’s not alone. So does head coach Willie Green but this Pelicans locker room is not getting worked […]

The love for basketball runs in the Nance family. Following the footsteps of Larry Nance back in the day, Larry Nance Jr. continues to carve out a career for himself in the NBA. Now, it seems that a third Nance is set to play in the big league. On Tuesday, the Cleveland Cavaliers signed big […]

The New Orleans Pelicans picked up a big win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, a statement game on the road against the top team in the Western Conference so far this season, and Larry Nance Jr. spoke about how defense is the key for the Pelicans to be an elite team in the league. […]

On New Year’s Eve, the New Orleans Pelicans won against the Los Angeles Lakers, 129-109. In the one-sided blowout, the Lakers struggled to keep up with the Pelicans throughout the outing, despite LeBron James’ 34-point game. James in particular was on the wrong end of Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado’s antics during the game. Alvarado, known […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (18-14) are no stranger to skeleton crew squads due to mounting injuries. Thankfully, they’ve been able to at least shuffle the decks around their two All-Stars instead of trying to replace the production of Zion Williamson (26 games played) and Brandon Ingram (29 games played). The reserve unit has been a […]

Larry Nance Jr. knew the New Orleans Pelicans needed him to return at full strength but the veteran played through several ailments going back to last season. Both Nance Jr. and the team suffered, failing to live up to their expectations. He was admitted battling through several nagging issues to start this season but a […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are getting a late Christmas gift Thursday night in the Smoothie King Center. Beloved big man Larry Nance Jr. (ribs) will return to the rotation after spending over a month on the injury report. Nance Jr. said during the morning shootaround, “I feel great. I’ll be playing tonight. I’m in great […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been one of the most inconsistent teams in the NBA this season with poor crunch time execution. Health as always been one of the Pelicans biggest issues the past couple of seasons but recently the team has been pretty healthy overall. The Pelicans have been without Larry Nance Jr. though […]

It may not feel like it but the New Orleans Pelicans (17-13) are off to one of the franchise’s best 30-game starts of the past decade. Even better, head coach Willie Green’s All-Stars have been relatively healthy. The reserve depth has been hit hardest this season though, as the team is 10th overall in most […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been riding high since that embarrassing 44-point NBA In-Season Tournament loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in the semifinals. The winners of four straight games even made history against the San Antonio Spurs, sinking 22 three-pointers, a franchise record. Eight players hit a shot from beyond the arc in a […]

Larry Nance Jr. and Kobe Bryant were only teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers for one season, but Bryant is perhaps one of the reasons why Nance is still in the NBA today. Nance, currently in his ninth season in the NBA, was a rookie with the Lakers during the 2015-16 season, which also happened […]

The New Orleans Pelicans may be on their way to the top, as they recently saw the returns of CJ McCollum and Trey Murphy from injuries, but their 2023-24 season hasn’t exactly been a cakewalk. They have a 12-10 record at the moment, and earlier in the season, they lost five consecutive games. A more […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have been hit harder by injuries than any other team in the NBA over the years. All-Stars Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram have both missed a handful of games this season, as have CJ McCollum, Jose Alvarado, Trey Murphy III, and Larry Nance Jr., who recently returned from a rib injury. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had some unfortunate luck this season when it comes to injuries. Surprisingly though, franchise player Zion Williamson has not had any injury concerns so far despite being limited the past few years. The Pelicans have managed to stay competitive while they await the return of several key players. The Pelicans […]

No team in the NBA has been hit harder by the injury bug than the New Orleans Pelicans. Jose Alvarado and Trey Murphy III both began the season on the injury report and have yet to play, All-Stars Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson have missed games already due to injury, and both CJ McCollum and […]

It’s difficult to believe but it’s already been a year since Matt Ryan, then with the Los Angeles Lakers, snatched the New Orleans Pelicans’ souls with a clutch, fallaway, game-tying three to send the game to overtime at the buzzer. But Larry Nance Jr., who’s now teammates with Ryan, did not forget at all about […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Larry Nance, Jr. trolled the Oklahoma City Thunder after his team’s 110-106 win on Wednesday. Larry Nance, Jr. rubbed it in with a CJ McCollum tweet after New Orleans completed the biggest comeback of the 2023-24 NBA season. Game Recap: pic.twitter.com/DlXsITlnPN — Larry Nance (@Larrydn22) November 2, 2023 The Pelicans complete […]

The 2023-24 NBA season hasn’t even started yet and the New Orleans Pelicans already have a lengthy injury list. Backup point guard Jose Alvarado suffered an ankle injury recently. Trey Murphy III suffered a knee injury during an offseason workout and is out and expected to miss the start of the season. Backup forward Naji […]

As training camp is set to begin, the New Orleans Pelicans are already prepared to be without Trey Murphy III due to undergoing knee surgery. Now, the Pelicans are once again having to deal with the injury bug, as Jose Alvarado and Larry Nance Jr. will not be available for the start of training camp. […]

“Cleveland! This is for you!” Those words from LeBron James will ring through the minds of Cleveland Cavaliers fans for as long as they can. In case you don’t remember, the 2015-16 Cavs pulled off the biggest upset in NBA Finals history when they took down the 73-9 Golden State Warriors via a historic 3-1 deficit […]

Larry Nance Jr. has come to the defense of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James amid all the hate and criticisms he’s getting over the academic issue surrounding his “I Promise School.” Recently James made headlines after the eighth graders from the “I Promise School” in Akron, Ohio failed to pass the state’s math test. […]

Larry Nance Jr. doubled down on his defense of teammate Zion Williamson after the New Orleans Pelicans superstar found himself generating more unnecessary hate and criticisms. On Twitter, Nance took offense of a “fake” narrative claiming that Williamson has “no interest” in working on his floater and jumper. The Pelicans big man slammed the rumor […]

Larry Nance Jr. is not happy with the current “fake” news going around about his New Orleans Pelicans teammate Zion Williamson. Recently, Ric Bucher of FOX Sports claimed that Zion has “no interest” in working on his floater and jumper, even comparing him to Blake Griffin who, in contrary, showed willingness to improve his game […]

The San Francisco 49ers ownership group, along with NBA players Larry Nance Jr. and T.J. McConnell, has reached an agreement to take control of English soccer club Leeds, according to The Associated Press. The 49ers purchased a 15 percent stake from Leeds chairman Andrea Radrizzani in 2018 and increased it to 44 percent in late […]

The second and final game on Wednesday’s play-in tournament schedule is a Western Conference matchup between the 9th-seeded New Orleans Pelicans and the 10th-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. The game will tip off at approximately 9:30 PM EST on ESPN, and the winner will play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday for the eighth and final playoff […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson will miss the NBA Play-In Tournament with an ongoing hamstring injury, and Skip Bayless believes his teammates are not happy with him. Larry Nance Jr spoke on behalf of Williamson’s teammates in coming to the defense of the oft-injured 22-year-old. No one in our locker room is looking at […]

Larry Nance Jr’s status for the New Orleans Pelicans’ NBA Play-In Tournament game versus the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday is still up in the air. Pelicans head coach Willie Green said Nance Jr participated in practice on Tuesday which is certainly a good sign. However, the team is still going to monitor how he’s […]

The New Orleans Pelicans season hasn’t gone as expected after reaching the NBA Playoffs last season, a feat the franchise has only accomplished three times since 2011. With team leaders CJ McCollum and Larry Nance Jr. speaking out about the teams need for urgency, the pressure is obviously on for the Pelicans. However, the question […]

The New Orleans Pelicans, a team that has gone just 8-20 entering their Wednesday night tilt against the Dallas Mavericks since losing Zion Williamson to a hamstring injury, face a very legitimate possibility of missing out on the play-in tournament. After all, the outlook of their season looked bleak after reports came out stating that […]

After months and months of rumors, the NBA trade deadline is here. But for the most part, teams got started on making their big moves on Wednesday night, with one such team being the Portland Trail Blazers. The Blazers sent Josh Hart to the New York Knicks in exchange for Cam Reddish, Ryan Arcidiacono, Svi […]