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The New Orleans Pelicans are in for some trouble after their All-Star big man in Anthony Davis got injured in their Monday game against the Detroit Pistons. Davis went to the bench in the third quarter after sustaining an ankle injury. Anthony Davis (right ankle sprain) will not return. X-Rays negative #Pelicans — New Orleans […]

Lonzo Ball is the future of the Los Angeles Lakers. Although he is starting a bit slow in the season, he has become one of the promising young rookies in the NBA. His unique pass-first, up tempo style is something that hasn’t been seen since Jason Kidd. With his unusual length, Lonzo Ball could become […]

Anthony Davis is one of the best centers in the NBA. His unique blend of shooting, defense, and a post-game has endeared him to the New Orleans Pelicans franchise and to his fellow NBA players in respect. Davis is averaging 25.4 PPG and 10.6 RPG. He is shooting career highs in field goal percentage (57%) […]

The first returns for the All-Star Game starters are already in. With the first set of votes counting as double, fans did not waste time to cast them for their favorite players and those they think deserve to be part of the exhibition game the most. Familiar names lead the list of top vote-getters with […]

Given all the athleticism and impressive skill sets of young players in the NBA today, it has turned many teams into must-watch groups as their style of play brings a lot of excitement to the fans. DeMarcus Cousins understands the trend, but he still believes that it’s not necessarily part of the formula for success […]

The trade deadline is just over a month away, which has begun to spark up rumors around the league about possible moves. During a recent podcast with Alex Kennedy of HoopsHype, Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders stated that he believes the New Orleans Pelicans will not trade All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins despite him being in […]

Despite their recent skid, the New Orleans Pelicans have done a nice job elevating their play during their recent three-game win streak. Throughout the entire 2017-18 NBA season, the Pelicans have seemingly struggled to get on the same page. However, they found themselves perfectly in sync on Saturday night with this magnificent play from superstar […]

Before Friday night’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center, Mavs power forward Dirk Nowitzki was asked a series of questions about Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins. Reporters wanted to know what Nowitzki thought about Cousins’ skill and how good he would look in a Mavericks’ uniform during the […]

Things are finally starting to look up in New Orleans. After undergoing yet another injury riddled start to this campaign, the Pelicans are starting to hit their stride and collect wins in comprehensive fashion. Their recent success, of course, always comes down to their two dominant big men Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins, who are […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have long been touted to be major players in free agency this 2018. They have plans to open up cap space in the hopes of attracting not one, but two max-caliber stars to L.A. However, the Lakers apparently have plans to move much earlier in their quest to get some superstars […]

Rajon Rondo strung together a career-best performance against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night after tallying a career and New Orleans Pelicans’ high mark of 25 assists in a single game. Following the contest, All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins voiced much praise toward Rondo’s huge outing while also indicating that he believes the 31-year-old could have […]

Christmas time may be upon us, but the real best time of year for NBA fans is the free agency period. This is the time where fans and the media can speculate where the biggest names may end up before the end of the summer. Rightfully so, there have been so many tremendous free agency […]

Although the New Orleans Pelicans have largely underwhelmed thus far in the 2017-18 NBA season, superstar center DeMarcus Cousins is at the top of his game. Not only has he been among the league leaders in points and rebounds, he has largely served as one of two bright spots in what has been an otherwise […]

New Orleans Pelicans forward DeMarcus Cousins is leading the league in technical fouls, and he doesn’t’ understand why. Cousins has seven technicals to his name so far this season, which ties him with Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors for the most in the league. But to hear Cousins tell it, he has not […]

New Orleans Pelicans star DeMarcus Cousins believes he’s staying put. In an interview with Marc J. Spears of The Undefeated, Cousins addressed his impending free agency, and even said that some of his teammates make jokes about it from time to time. But at the end of the day. Cousins thinks he is in New Orleans […]

The Golden State Warriors and New Orleans Pelicans have already played twice this season, and Warriors rookie Jordan Bell has some beef. Bell said Wednesday that Pelicans star DeMarcus Cousins has attempted to bully him in the two matchups, per Melissa Rohlin of the Bay Area News Group. “He thought I was scared of him […]

At just 23 years old and in his fifth season with the Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo has established himself as one of the best players in the league. Through 24 appearances, Antetokounmpo is averaging 29.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 4.5 assists in 37.5 minutes. In the first quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans, the fifth-year […]

The Brooklyn Nets made a splash by dealing power forward Trevor Booker to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for center Jahlil Okafor, guard Nik Stauskas, and the New York Knicks 2019 second-round pick. Most of the attention regarding the trade has gone to Okafor’s shot redemption after he was initially taken with the third overall pick […]

This season, the Houston Rockets have showcased their high-octane offense night in and night out, which is fueled by their ability to knock down a lot of 3-pointers. This has allowed some of their players to have more room to operate near the basket, such as Clint Capela, who has emerged this year as one […]

The New Orleans Pelicans continue to fluctuate in and out of the win column just as they have over the 2017-18 NBA season thus far. Not much was different tonight in their heartbreaking loss to the high-powered Houston Rockets. Fortunately, fans were at least treated to their second triple-double performance of the year thanks to veteran […]

Over the past couple of days, there have been plenty of dazzling performances. Triple-doubles and absurd scoring, we have it all. Who rose to the occasion over the past seven days? We reflect on some of the best individual game performances from Week 8. DeMarcus Cousins scored 40 points, grabbed 22 rebounds, and blocked four shots on Wednesday night. Over the last […]

In his first official season, Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons has taken the league by storm with his stellar play. During Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, Simmons threw down a vicious one-handed dunk over All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins that he proceeded to give the big man a long staredown after the play. […]

During last Monday’s matchup between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans, former Olympic team teammates DeMarcus Cousins and Kevin Durant got into the face of each other during a mini-scuffle on the court. Both players were ejected, but the enmity didn’t end there. In fact, Cousins’ blood seemed to be still curdling […]

Sacramento Kings veteran Zach Randolph is one of the toughest dudes in the league and isn’t one to back down from anyone on the court. He clearly didn’t back down from DeMarcus Cousins, as he went toe-to-toe with the imposing New Orleans Pelicans big man in their head-to-head matchup on Friday night. The two had many […]

The Dallas Mavericks could do with a superstar these days. With Dirk Nowitzki’s career winding down and rookie Dennis Smith Jr. still some time away from reaching his true potential, they unsurprisingly find themselves at the bottom of the Western Conference because of their lack of star power. One such superstar that they could target […]

DeMarcus Cousins has had it with the villain label seemingly place on his forehead every time he takes the court. For a change, the referees held their whistle as Mason Plumlee tried to sell a flagrant foul and possible ejection, going down fast and hard after Cousins had collected a defensive rebound with his elbows […]

DeMarcus Cousins has built a reputation as a rough-grinding, ball-pounding, board-snatching, might-accidentally-elbow-you-in-the-face-while-I-come-down type of player. And he claims that hasn’t helped him at all. Mason Plumlee of the Denver Nuggets used that against him with 1:25 left in the fourth quarter, going down like Drago in the 12th round with Rocky Balboa, holding his face […]

DeMarcus Cousins won’t dwell on his second ejection of the season, which he received in the winding moments of a 125-115 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. The New Orleans Pelicans big man got into a war of words with Kevin Durant and both players were tossed from the game after receiving […]

In the summer of 2017 we witnessed one of the most intriguing postseasons in recent history. The weird thing is that it wasn’t the Finals that got fans excited – it was free agency and trades. Few teams either lost or traded away their star players which meant a radical change in these franchises’ future. […]

Battling foul trouble throughout the match, DeMarcus Cousins and the New Orleans Pelicans did not have a lot to celebrate on Monday versus the Golden State Warriors. However, one play pumped up the 6-foot-11 big man during the second quarter, where he can be seen head-banging on the bench. With 2:49 left in the period, […]

Monday night’s game between the Golden State Warriors (19-6) and the New Orleans Pelicans (12-12) was quite crazy, to say the least. In the final two minutes of the contest, two of the NBA’s biggest stars in the Warriors’ Kevin Durant and the Pelicans’ DeMarcus Cousins got into a heated argument. Both players, who had to […]

Fans certainly got their money’s worth after an eventful matchup between the Golden State Warriors and New Orleans Pelicans. It was clear early on that that both teams were prepared to turn up the intensity if the situation called for it, which naturally it did. Things ultimately culminated during a heated exchange between superstars Kevin […]

Throughout his NBA career, DeMarcus Cousins has shown that he is not the type who is shy to troll and get into heated exchanges with his opponents. With five fouls on Stephen Curry on Monday, the three-time All-Star center tried to get him end his night early, as he attempted to imitate how he fishes […]

During Monday night’s contest at Smoothie King Center, things got very chippy between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans. Two of the NBA’s biggest stars got into it during the fourth quarter when Warriors forward Kevin Durant and Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins had a heated exchange. A video of the exchange can […]

It was an eventful night to say the least during the showdown between the Golden State Warriors and the New Orleans Pelicans. This game had it all in terms of entertainment thanks to the physical play and endless trash talk that occurred. Before its grand ending, there were several signs that things were going to […]

After losing Gordon Hayward in free agency and Rudy Gobert to a knee injury, it has not been an easy start to the 2017-18 NBA season for the Utah Jazz. However, after losing four out of their first six games without Gobert, Utah has won five consecutive games since. As different players have stepped up […]

No matter how big of a Titanic fan you think you are, you don’t know jackcrap until you hear New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins break down the epic disaster flick like an English literature professor analyzing a Robert Frost poem in front of a class. https://www.instagram.com/p/BcGiXLTB18i/ The movie has been discussed countless times since […]

The NBA has been around for over seven decades but to this day, basketball fans are still guaranteed to see something they haven’t seen before – or at least one that happens very rarely. We were treated to one Saturday night when DeMarcus Cousins and Zaza Pachulia conspired to give us an early Christmas gift: […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are in the Bay Area Sunday facing the defending NBA champions, Golden State Warriors. The Pelicans arrive at Oracle Arena riding a three-game win streak, so they have every reason to feel confident of themselves regardless if they’re playing against the best team on the planet today. Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins […]