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The New Orleans Pelicans (17-14) let Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies “happen again” in the Smoothie King Center on Tuesday night. CJ McCollum talked about the “bizarre” game in the postgame press conference, but there are not many excuses available for a team that is not good enough to learn the same hard lessons […]

Working in the industry that he does, Hall of Fame tight end, podcast host and part-time ESPN personality Shannon Sharpe is bound to step on some toes. He will inevitably have takes that dismay fans and irritate athletes, but the three-time Super Bowl champion is clearly an expert on physical fitness. On Friday, Sharpe offered […]

Zion Williamson has been making headlines left and right for the New Orleans Pelicans. Not only have new details emerged regarding his contract situation with the team, but the superstar forward has been under fire recently for his sluggish play. The Pelicans and Williamson are looking to get things going in the right direction against […]

When the New Orleans Pelicans won the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery, the narrative surrounding this franchise quickly changed. Zion Williamson was going to be joining the organization and giving them the boost they needed to rise up from the bottom of the Western Conference standings. While competitive through the years with Zion as their focal […]

Shaquille O’Neal responded to Zion Williamson’s comments on the criticisms the New Orleans Pelicans star has received from Shaq and Charles Barkley, via NBA on TNT. “I’m the president when it comes to being a dominant big man,” Shaq said. “When it comes to being a dominant big man, I am the authority… I sat […]

All eyes were on the New Orleans Pelicans as they faced the Memphis Grizzlies. It was not only because Ja Morant was returning nor Brandon Ingram was blazing hot with his shooting stroke. Sneakerheads got a preview of a Jordan brand’s new hoop shoe with Zion Williamson. The young star debuted an insane colorway that […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were drawing rave reviews for the past few weeks; now that they’re getting their entire roster healthy, the Pelicans are now viewed by some as one of the most legitimate contenders in a stacked Western Conference. This is not wishful thinking; as one would recall, the Pelicans were the first seed […]

Ja Morant was absolutely blazing the New Orleans Pelicans. It looked like the Memphis Grizzlies’ returning star kept his scoring chops sharp despite the suspension. He was going toe-to-toe against hot-handed Brandon Ingram and ended up being triumphant. Even Zion Williamson was caught off-guard with how well his 2019 co-draftee performed, via ClutchPoints. “He was […]

Zion Williamson’s New Orleans Pelicans faced off against the Memphis Grizzlies in Ja Morant’s debut in what has been a much-anticipated matchup since the first two picks of the 2019 NBA Draft knew their professional destinations. Williamson was listed on the injury report as questionable (non-COVID illness) and Morant was coming off of a 25-game […]

Zion Williamson and Ja Morant are two of the most talented players in the NBA. They went back-to-back with the top two picks in the 2019 NBA Draft. Their talent would leave you to believe that they were easily worthy of those two selections, and many fans have debated who would go number one overall […]

The New Orleans Pelicans announced that Zion Williamson is questionable for tonight’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies due to a non-COVID illness on Twitter. Tonight’s game was set to be a big one that would catch a lot of eyes from fans, as Ja Morant is expected to make his return for the Grizzlies, who […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are riding a four-game winning in which they’ve set franchise records for points scored and 3-pointers made. Coach Willie Green’s squad is handling what they can control and shooting their way up the standings, literally. The two-point-heavy tandem of Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram have led the way, but some fan-favorite […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (16-11) are on a four-game win streak, with three of those coming on the road. Now Willie Green’s squad is headed home for a five-of-six home game stretch in the Smoothie King Center. Green is in the giving spirit this holiday season as well, revealing the blueprint that has New Orleans […]

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has received high praise from New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson as the two played one another Sunday. From one No. 1 overall pick to the other, Williamson said that the rookie sensation is going to be a “matchup” nightmare in the NBA according to Jeff Garcia of KENS […]

It was fun while it lasted. The San Antonio Spurs will taste victory again this season, at least a couple more times you would suspect, but a 146-110 shellacking to the New Orleans Pelicans ends hope they would start a streak following Friday’s euphoric win against the Los Angeles Lakers. “That’s what you call an […]

The New Orleans Pelicans picked up a 146-110 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday to move to 16-11, and it continued a rough season for the Spurs. However, Pelicans star Zion Williamson revealed an awesome message he has for Spurs rookie and fellow No. 1 overall pick Victor Wembanyama. “I actually spoke to […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have won four of their last five and six of their last eight games. They’ve been on a roll since a mid-November players-only meeting. It’s almost hard to believe that the franchise and Zion Williamson were being called out by highly influential media members and NBA Hall-of-Famers just last week. Jose […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green likes to break down the schedule into 10-game segments but sometimes there are inflection points that must be recognized. For instance, CJ McCollum and Larry Nance Jr. convened a mid-November players-only meeting for the struggling Pelicans. Riding a five-game losing streak at the time, the Pelicans have been […]

The New Orleans Pelicans (14-11) have gone 5-2 over the last two weeks against perhaps the toughest part of their holiday schedule. The Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings, and first-place Minnesota Timberwolves all found out how good Willie Green’s squad can be when close to fully healthy. Unfortunately, Zion Williamson (questionable) has been listed on the […]

Since falling to the Los Angeles Lakers in the semifinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament, the New Orleans Pelicans have rattled off two straight double-digit wins. With their entire core group healthy and on the court, it appears as if the Pelicans are beginning to put things together, especially after Zion Williamson recorded a season-high […]

Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans has been under scrutiny as of late, specifically from Stephen A. Smith of ESPN, who indicated that he is not eating properly to maximize his performance in the NBA, and retired NBA legend Carmelo Anthony spoke about the stage that Williamson in his career during a conversation with […]

Zion Williamson is out for the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday against the Washington Wizards as he deals with a bothersome ankle injury. It’s the first game the Williamson will be out due to injury. He has already been sidelined four times early in the season, though that’s because the Pelicans didn’t play him in […]

Zion Williamson has been a target of criticism recently, mostly concerning his supposed lack of discipline and conditioning. Enter his teammate and New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard CJ McCollum, who defended the former No. 1 overall pick amid swipes from fans and the media. “They don’t talk about players that aren’t good… If he was […]

Weight has always been the issue with Zion Williamson ever since he entered the New Orleans Pelicans system. His body and quickness look like a far cry from what it used to be when he was still with Duke. One of his most staunch critics is Stephen A Smith. He caught the response of the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are a tough team to figure out this season. While they have basically their entire core healthy for once and have seen some big offensive performances recently from Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, the Pels have gone just 4-4 in their last eight games. With some favorable matchups ahead of them, […]

Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch said of a December 11 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, “The story was 40 free-throw attempts and 19 of them in the third quarter. I think 28 in the second half. So, a lot of fouling. A lot of foul calls.” That’s just the gameplan Pelicans head coach […]

Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans had one chance to show their home fans an embarrassing loss to the Los Angeles Lakers was a fluke. The team had just gotten home from a 10-day road trip and would be gone for another week after a visit from the Minnesota Timberwolves. They needed a counterpunch […]

Zion Williamson’s weight has been a regular source of issue among New Orleans Pelicans fans. Many think that the former Duke Blue Devils star’s struggles with staying healthy are tied up with his seeming inability to control his weight. Enter former NBA big man Channing Frye, who wondered aloud on X about the idea of […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has come under fire in recent days for his lack of conditioning. The Pelicans’ disappointing performance in their NBA In-Season Tournament semifinal clash against the Los Angeles Lakers made Williamson quite the convenient lightning rod for criticism, with the likes of Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and even Stephen A. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves carried an impressive six-game winning streak into Louisiana as they took on the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night. The Timberwolves had a chance to improve to seven straight wins, which would tie their season-best streak. Instead, Minnesota fell short, 107-121, as they were without Anthony Edwards after aggravating his hip injury […]

Stephen A. Smith didn’t mince words on First Take this morning when talking about Zion Williamson’s diet. Per Smith, sources have told him that chefs love Zion because he “eats the table”. “It is shameful. You got chefs in New Orleans…I’m not exaggerating. I’m quoting people. You got chefs in New Orleans who love him. […]

Nobody could have predicted the first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament being as successful as it was. There was so much chatter about if players would actually compete and if there was enough motivation early on in the season for everyone to care about this in-season tournament, yet here we are wondering how the NBA is going […]

The Crescent City is a frustrated sporting town currently. Practically the whole Gulf South region is agitated sporting-wise. The Saints are dealing with hostile home crowds, Tulane just lost the football program’s best coach following an ugly loss, and LSU lacked a defense to support the most recent Heisman winner. This impatience with underperforming teams […]

Shaquille O’Neal and the New Orleans Pelicans, shocker, aren’t the only ones dismayed by Zion Williamson’s level of conditioning and commitment in wake of his dispiriting performance against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday with a berth to the in-season tournament title game on the line. JJ Redick called out his former teammate […]

It’s been a bumpy season for the New Orleans Pelicans so far. One minute they look unbeatable then they turn around and completely flop. The same can be said for Zion Williamson, as he hasn’t quite looked like the superstar-caliber player the team hoped he would be. Rumors now suggest that he’s ignoring the advice […]

As the saying goes, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” The New Orleans Pelicans should leave whatever that putrid stinker of a performance was during their NBA In-Season Tournament semifinals game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Quite frankly, Zion Williamson and the Pelicans did not deserve to be there. Not after their showing on […]

At the end of the 1st quarter on Thursday night, the New Orleans Pelicans led the Los Angeles Lakers by the score of 30-29. It looked like we were due for a second consecutive nail-biter in the semi-finals of the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament. And then, in the blink of an eye… The LeBron James-led […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were steamrolled by the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA In-Season Tournament semifinals on Thursday night, falling 133-89 to their inter-conference rivals — and Zion Williamson blamed himself for the loss. “I got to be better,” he explained after the embarrassing defeat, per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. “I got to be more […]

In a rather anticlimactic semifinal matchup, The New Orleans Pelicans were blown out of the water by the Los Angeles Lakers. Led by LeBron James, the Lakers advance to the NBA-In Season Tournament finals. As for the Pelicans, their poor showing didn’t sit well with NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, who went after big man Zion […]