Anthony Davis Articles - Page 97

The New Orleans Pelicans have parted ways with general manager Dell Demps, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The organization is discussing internal candidates for interim job, including David Booth and former Atlanta Hawks GM Danny Ferry. The Pelicans plan to be aggressive in the marketplace to hire a high-level basketball executive. The Pelicans’ ownership was […]

New Orleans Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis suffered a shoulder injury in Thursday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. However, if he responds well to treatment, there is a good chance he’ll be able to play in Sunday’s All-Star Game, according to a report from Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports: Yahoo Sources: New Orleans star […]

A recent video in the NBA’s highlight reel showcased Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic’s passing and oddly leaked out the Mavs youngster’s first All-Star appearance as a replacement of the recently-injured Anthony Davis. “He ain’t no ordinary rookie! The passing wizardry of Luka Doncic ahead of his first #NBAAllStar appearance on Sunday!” The fact that he was tagged on […]

The New Orleans Pelicans might have been able to swing a blockbuster deal to ship out talisman Anthony Davis if he hadn’t publicized his trade request through his agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, according to Chris Mannix of The Crossover. According to the report, Davis’ tactics of trying to bully his way out of […]

The Boston Celtics bounced back from the lowest point in a season full of them, beating the rebuilt Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday without Kyrie Irving. Just two days earlier, after surrendering a 28-point lead to the undermanned L.A. Clippers at home, Marcus Morris called his team out for not having […]

The New Orleans Pelicans did not have an entirely lovely night on Valentine’s Day. Although they took down Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder at home, 131-122, they saw star big man Anthony Davis leave the game with an apparent shoulder injury during the waning moments of the first half. In a recent update […]

Alvin Gentry followed the lead of his team’s best player in Anthony Davis on Friday night, leaving his post-game interview with reporters early following the New Orleans Pelicans’ 131-122 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. It makes sense that the veteran coach would be exasperated as the Pelicans deal with the fallout from Davis’ trade […]

Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans seemed to have avoided the worst. From a public-relations perspective, though, how the stranded superstar left his team’s game on Friday night will undoubtedly put an untenable situation on even shakier ground than before. Davis injured his left shoulder late in the second quarter against the Oklahoma City […]

During a timeout on Thursday, the New Orleans Pelicans’ game operations promoted their Feb. 23 matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers with pictures of LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the video board and Pelicans fans booed loudly. Davis has requested a trade and reportedly prefers to play with LeBron in Los Angeles. The two […]

This can’t be easy on the rest of the New Orleans Pelicans’ roster. Anthony Davis’ trade request and the ensuing two weeks of drama before last week’s trade deadline passed without him being dealt is a situation unlike any the NBA has ever seen. While most of the post-deadline attention has been on Davis and […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis suffered a left shoulder injury on Thursday against the Oklahoma City Thunder and won’t return to the game. Anthony Davis played 16 minutes in the first half against the Thunder and finished with 14 points and four rebounds while shooting 5-of-10 from the field, 1-of-2 from beyond […]

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley says New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis handled his trade request wrong and that it’s going to come back to haunt him. Davis requested a trade very close to the Feb. 7 trade deadline. The Pelicans didn’t trade The Brow, and now AD has to play the […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis is looking to make the most of his All-Star appearance by finally chatting with the host, Michael Jordan. Jordan, who owns the Charlotte Hornets, will be hosting the 2019 iteration of All-Star Weekend at the Spectrum Center. Davis, a Chicago native, has heard all the talk about the legendary […]

There was no way the Boston Celtics could trade for Anthony Davis this season due to a quirky rule prohibiting him and Kyrie Irving from playing together, at least until next season, that is. The goal is to win the championship this year and in the years to come and Davis would have put that […]

The Anthony Davis saga is spiraling out of control. It was less than three weeks ago the six-time All-Star requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans, indicating he wouldn’t sign an extension with the team this summer. Most assumed Pelicans owner Gayle Benson and general manager Dell Demps would honor Davis’ wishes despite having […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis had one of the worst games of his NBA career in Tuesday’s 118-88 loss to the Orlando Magic, ripping into his team’s effort after a hugely disappointing loss. The Brow mustered only three points, six rebounds, and three blocks while shooting 1-of-9 from the field through 24 minutes of play, […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry is done talking about the Anthony Davis situation and has told local reporters to stop asking him about it. The Pelicans are 1-2 since the Davis trade saga ended with the passing of the trade deadline. New Orleans got blown out by the Orlando Magic on Tuesday at […]

D.J. Augustin of the Orlando Magic had no chance against New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis. In their game on Tuesday, Davis — who’s second in the league in blocked shots per game (2.56) — swatted Augustin’s lay-up into the stands. AD swats it in to the courtside seats! @FOXSportsNOLA #doitBIG pic.twitter.com/PlrYrocE0T — New Orleans […]

With all of the talk about tampering in the NBA recently, it makes you wonder just how much the NBA itself has tampered in its own league. It’s not always just teams and players that stick their noses where they don’t belong. Sometimes, it’s the league office. So, yes, players and teams do tamper sometimes, […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is one of the brightest young stars in the NBA, which is why the New Orleans Pelicans strongly value him in Anthony Davis trade talks. The Celtics could not trade for Davis at the deadline due to the “Rose rule” concerning Kyrie Irving, meaning Boston has to wait until the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers will quickly have to decide if they’re all-in for Anthony Davis going into the summer, as offering the New Orleans Pelicans the same package during the offseason won’t force any change of minds. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst suggested the purple and gold would need to be active and potentially be willing to […]

The NBA has refuted a report from ESPN which claimed they told the New Orleans Pelicans the franchise would be fined $100,000 per game if they didn’t play superstar Anthony Davis for the rest of the season. Davis has requested a trade from New Orleans, so many thought the Pelicans would sit him for the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have two games this week before the NBA All-Star break, and superstar big man Anthony Davis will play in both of them. Davis has played in two games since the trade deadline passed. He played 24:49 against the Minnesota Timberwolves and 33:58 against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Pelicans were told by the NBA […]

The New Orleans Pelicans got through the first step of trading Anthony Davis by passing on multiple offers from the Los Angeles Lakers and one from the New York Knicks, only to wait until the offseason to rekindle talks. Yet the decision to play him in limited capacity for the remaining 27 games of the […]

League-wide relevance is a new phenomenon for Marc Lasry. Going forward, the Milwaukee Bucks owner will certainly think twice about publicly discussing players employed by opposing teams. The league has reportedly fined Lasry $25,000 for comments he made last week about New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis, according to ESPN’s Malika Andrews. Bucks co-owner Marc […]

LeBron James needs help. He and the Los Angeles Lakers stressed all offseason that they wouldn’t rush the team’s trajectory toward championship contention, instead letting incumbent young players grow while assessing the market for available superstars come the summer of 2019. James’ groin injury on Christmas and the team’s subsequent struggles without him might have […]

Former NBA player and current ESPN analyst Richard Jefferson was irate at Magic Johnson’s response to the negotiations between his Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans for talisman Anthony Davis, pointing to the cynical nature of his reaction considering all that had taken place prior to talks stalling. Johnson recently said he didn’t […]

The NBA’s trade deadline has come and gone. Anthony Davis, the one player most expected to be dealt following his trade request, was not. Marc Gasol, Tobias Harris, Markelle Fultz, as well as Harrison Barnes were among players who were surprisingly traded. On trade deadline day alone, there were 14 trades, the most over the […]

The trade deadline may be over, the but the Lakers trade talks regarding Anthony Davis are sticking around like a bad cold. In the latest news, Magic Johnson says that the New Orleans Pelicans did not have good faith in trade negotiations. Magic Johnson is asked if New Orleans had good faith negotiations with the […]

The NBA trade deadline passed with New Orleans Pelicans star center Anthony Davis still on the roster. Davis requested a trade from the team that drafted him in late January. The Pelicans have struggled to build a contender around him, and it appears that his patience finally wore thin. Unfortunately, the Pelicans chose not to […]

With the Los Angeles Lakers unable to secure a move for New Orleans Pelicans want-away superstar Anthony Davis prior to the closing of the trade deadline, the New York Knicks have now emerged as serious contenders to land the highly sought after 25-year-old in the summer. In his piece for the New York Post, Marc […]

The entire NBA was shocked to its core when New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis publicly demanded a trade two weeks ago. Everybody thought that he would end up with the Los Angeles Lakers to play alongside LeBron James, as both players are being represented by agent Rich Paul and Klutch Sports group. The Lakers […]

After playing in his first game with the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday since all the trade drama surrounding him began, Anthony Davis posted a message on his Instagram story in very small letters. The Pelicans defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday at home by a final score of 122-117. Davis sat the entire fourth […]

In a surprise turn of events, New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry says superstar big man Anthony Davis will play on Saturday against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Pelicans played on Friday versus the Minnesota Timberwolves. The prevailing thought was that Anthony Davis wouldn’t play in back-to-backs for the rest of the season. At least […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar Anthony Davis made tons of headlines when he publicly demanded a trade two weeks ago. During that span, a lot of speculations and rumors were reported by several media outlets. Everybody wanted to know where the All-Star forward will end up, but the trade deadline passed last Thursday, and AD is […]

The trade deadline has passed, and the New Orleans Pelicans haven’t traded All-Star forward Anthony Davis. The 25 year-old superstar publicly requested a trade from the franchise two weeks ago, following the team’s disappointing mid-season record. The Los Angeles Lakers pursued Anthony Davis, offering the Pelicans multiple trade packages in order to convince them to […]

The trade deadline has passed and Anthony Davis remained with the New Orleans Pelicans. Two weeks after publicly demanding a trade, Davis played for the Pelicans post-trade deadline and helped them beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-117. He finished with 32 points and nine boards. However, fans already know that they won’t be having the All-Star […]

Anthony Davis returned to the court Friday night for the New Orleans Pelicans and fans from The Big Easy made sure their team’s talisman knew how they really feel about him, raining boos on Davis as early as the starters’ introduction. Why wouldn’t they? Davis’ much-publicized trade request hogged the limelight for a good two […]

Anthony Davis is back on the floor Friday night for the first time since January 18th. And while many things have changed for he and the New Orleans Pelicans in the interim, his game apparently remains exactly the same. AD met 'em at the rim. 👀🚫#DoItBig pic.twitter.com/XSc6PaUfbn — NBA TV (@NBATV) February 9, 2019 Poor […]