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New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson went bananas once again, scoring 38 points on 65% shooting in a 112-103 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. It was the ninth game in a row that Zion has gone for 20+ plus while shooting at least 50% from the field. Even more staggering has been the […]

New Orleans Pelicans All-Star Zion Williamson has already been compared to a lot of great players early in his career. But as far as absurd comparisons go, Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle might have offered the most bizarre one yet. After watching Williamson up close in the Mavs’ 103-112 loss to the Pelicans at […]

Just by watching Zion Williamson, you can tell he’s been having a stellar season so far. But if you look at the stats, it’ll amaze you even more. According to StatMuse, the New Orleans Pelicans forward has the highest FG% ever in a season on 15+ attempts per game.  This goes to show how much […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson erupted for a career-high 39 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists while shooting 16-of-19 from the field on Friday night against the Denver Nuggets. Williamson’s career outing placed him in the same stratosphere as that of Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal and Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic. According to Justin […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson broke LeBron James and Luka Donic’s shared record of scoring 21 straight 20-point games on Tuesday versus the Los Angeles Lakers. Williamson had himself a game with 25 points, nine rebounds and five assists in 29 minutes.  During the post game interview, the Duke graduate told reporters that even […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson continues to live up to the hype. One of the most highly touted prospects of all-time heading into the 2019 NBA draft, Williamson continues to cement himself as one of the true freaks of nature the game has to offer. All the while proving that he’s more than just […]

LSU Tigers star guard Cameron Thomas joined an elite group of scorers after his 30-point performance against Michigan Wolverines in the second round of March Madness on Monday. The impressive outing came off the back of a 27-point display against St. Bonaventure in the first round. Thomas is just the third freshman ever to drop […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson was strangely hyped more than normal about his last free-throws on Sunday against the Denver Nuggets. Fortunately, the young stud was kind enough to unveil the reason why he was all excited. According to Williamson, he was talking a bit of smack behind Josh Hart’s back as the guard […]

The number 20 seems to be lucky for New Orleans Pelicans superstar Zion Williamson right now. In their impressive 113-108 victory over the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena on Sunday, the high-flying forward notched 20 points or more for the 20th straight game at 20 years of age, as noted by Christian Clark of NOLA […]

The New Orleans Pelicans stunned the streaking Denver Nuggets on Sunday with an impressive 113-108 victory. The Pelicans were led by Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram’s 30 points respectively. Aside from their victory against the Los Angeles Clippers, this was one of the best games for the Pelicans this season.  Williamson, who also had six […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are one of the weirdest teams in the NBA. They have a solid collection of young talent and two All-Stars in Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram, yet they are more than a few games away from the play-in game. The 2020-21 Pelicans season is at a crossroads, as with only 30 […]

At this point, Anthony Edwards‘ rookie season isn’t near what Zion Williamson did in his first year. However, the Minnesota Timberwolves rookie is showing flashes of his insane potential in recent games, thanks to some qualities that are also evident in the New Orleans Pelicans’ bruiser. Ahead of their game against the Phoenix Suns Friday […]

By now, we all know that a Zion Williamson dunk is an inevitable occurrence in every New Orleans Pelicans game. The Portland Trail Blazers are well aware of this fact ahead of their matchup at Moda Center on Thursday. But they still had no answer for what was coming. Around the nine-minute mark of the […]

LaVar Ball is clearly unhappy with the role his son, Lonzo Ball, has been handed with by the New Orleans Pelicans. In true LaVar fashion, the always-outspoken Ball family patriarch completely went off on the Pelicans, which included a lengthy rant about their two stars in Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. LaVar did not hold […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have had a knack for the late game theater this year, and often times they’ve ended up on the wrong side of the coin. Last night was no exception, as the Pelicans were coasting through three quarters before the Portland Trail Blazers outscored them 43-29 in the 4th frame to edge […]

Tuesday’s game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the New Orleans Pelicans had to be decided in the final moments. Damian Lillard drained a free-throw to give his team a one-point lead with 1.2 seconds left. The Pelicans had no timeouts left so it would be safe to assume that the Blazers would end up […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has been garnering a lot of attention since his days at Spartanburg Day School, often getting the crowd pumped with his electrifying dunks and posterizers. All of this transcended all the way through his one-year stay in Duke under head coach Mike Krzyzewski. During his one-and-done season, he put […]

New Orleans Pelicans center Steven Adams has never had a shortage of comedic postgame conferences. Following a lopsided win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Adams added to his memorable moments montage. When asked about Zion Williamson’s impression of Stan Van Gundy, Adams took a slight jab at Van Gundy’s hygiene, via The Athletic’s Will Guillory. Steven […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson continues to land in the record books after he amassed 16 consecutive games where he scored 20 points on 50% shooting from the field. The sophomore’s latest feat allowed him to join an exclusive list bannered by Shaquille O’Neal, Karl Malone, and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players who […]

New Orlean Pelicans big man Zion Williamson may not have been apart of the NBA’s Slam Dunk Contest this past weekend, but that doesn’t mean the forward can’t throw it down with the best of them. Playing in the team’s opening game of the second half of the season, Zion posterized Minnesota’s Jake Layman with […]

Team Durant may not have ended up as winners in the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, but three of its starters in Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum and Zion Williamson did make history on Sunday night. Over the years, the Duke University men’s basketball program of head coach Mike Krzyzewski has established itself as one of the […]

New Orleans Pelicans stud Zion Williamson was making his first-ever NBA All-Star Game appearance on Sunday night and he made sure to make an impact on the contest early on. Zion finished with authority on an epic alley-oop play from a pin-point dish from Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics. Here’s a look at the […]

In the wake of the NBA All-Star game on Sunday night, New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson will replace Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid in the starting lineup. Due to contact tracing, both Embiid and Ben Simmons are listed out for the game. Zion Williamson will replace Joel Embiid as a starter on Team Durant, […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson was selected to the first All-Star Game of his career, representing Team Durant this Sunday evening. The young superstar out of Duke had a very humble reaction when he first found out that he was going to Atlanta, as he himself couldn’t believe it, via NBA TV: "It was […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson was recently asked on the podcast hosted by his teammate JJ Redick on the player that he admires the most in the association. The first name he mentioned is Carmelo Anthony and how big a fan of his he was growing up. Last year Zion was able to be […]

In just his second year in the league, New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has aligned himself with NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar through an awesome statistic. Per ESPN, Williamson has scored at least 20 points on 50 percent shooting in 14 consecutive games. This ties Abdul-Jabbar for the longest streak by any player in his […]

After a horrendous free throw shooting night in their loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson didn’t waste time putting in the work. Williamson shot 8-of-16 from the charity stripe in their 128-124 defeat to the Bulls. Some of his misses came in the last two minutes of a […]

The NBA will not have a Rising Stars Challenge as part of All-Star Weekend this year, but Top Shot still revealed rosters for Team USA and Team World on Wednesday. New Orleans Pelicans All-Star forward Zion Williamson and Charlotte Hornets rookie guard headline the selections for Team USA, while New York Knicks guard R.J. Barrett […]

The Memphis Grizzlies faced off against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night and reigning Rookie of the Year Ja Morant popped off for a special career achievement. The 21-year-old Morant finished with an impressive line of 35 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field, five rebounds, and 10 assists. Per NBC Sports Edge, it marked […]

After earlier reports confirmed that New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has decided to turn down the league’s invitation to participate in the Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend, the NBA has now released the full list of names that will be taking part in the highly-anticipated exhibition. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo […]

A couple of years ago, a video of an 18-year-old Zion Williamson went viral. The New Orleans Pelicans star, who at that time was still in high school with the Spartanburg Day School, was matched up against an extremely undersized kid during a basketball game against a rival team. Williamson recently shed some light as […]

Zion Williamson will be headed to Atlanta to participate in the 2021 NBA All-Star Game. He will not, however, be one of the contestants in the Slam Dunk Contest. Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reports Williamson has declined to participate in the competition. New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson will not participate in the Slam […]

Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans took down the team with the best record in the NBA, the Utah Jazz, in a thrilling 129-124 win on Monday night. Williamson fearlessly attacked Utah’s towering defensive presence Rudy Gobert all night, as he led New Orleans’ third quarter charge to give them an 11-point lead heading […]

Anthony Davis is quite aware that the New Orleans Pelicans’ future is looking bright with 20-year-old Zion Williamson beginning to emerge as a top-tier NBA force. Zion is gradually understanding the nuances of winning basketball. The second-year forward has been incredible, to say the least, in his sophomore stint for the Pelicans as he continues […]

Zion Williamson just brought Rudy Gobert to the weight room. Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans hosted Gobert’s league-leading Utah Jazz on Monday and the young NOLA superstar didn’t back down The first overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft flexed his muscle on Gobert numerous times as the Pelicans shocked the Jazz with a […]

Zion Williamson has played just 56 games with the New Orleans Pelicans, but the team has been impressed with his play that they are already looking at the future with him as their cornerstone. Aside from experimenting with lineups that are designed to bring the best out of Williamson, the Pelicans have also made moves […]

Zion Williamson ended February with quite a bang. The New Orleans Pelicans young superstar had another Superman-like game on Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs with 23 points on 8-of-15 shooting alongside 14 boards. Although coming in a losing effort, the performance caps off an amazing month for the 20-year-old Williamson, putting him side-by-side with […]

The losses for the New Orleans Pelicans have piled up to 19 on the 2020-21 season after the San Antonio Spurs dealt them a 117-114 defeat on Saturday night. After another disappointing loss, Zion Williamson offered words of hope and suggested they need to iron out some more parts of their game before they can […]

Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo is the most recent addition to Jordan Brand. He joins a talented young roster of players who sport the Jumpman logo, including Luka Doncic, Zion Williamson, and Jayson Tatum. Adebayo is excited for this opportunity: BREAKING: Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo has signed a footwear & apparel endorsement deal with Jordan […]