Zion Williamson has been dealing with a lingering hamstring injury all year. Is the Pelicans star going to be able to play in the NBA All-Star Game? There’s no question that Zion Williamson is one of the brightest young stars in the NBA. It’s just unfortunate that his body hasn’t done him any favors on
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Pelicans superstar Zion Williamson will miss substantial time after an MRI revealed a hamstring injury that he will be reevaluated for several weeks. Few players in the NBA have been more fun this season than New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Zion Williamson emerge as a true force in the league. Even more fun has
Dec 18, 2022; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman (33) dribbles the ball while sitting before warm up before a game against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports Tired of puny fake NBA trades that only include a handful of teams at a time? Boy,
The New Orleans Pelicans are atop the Western Conference standings and making good on their championship aspirations with dominance at both ends. With a 104-98 win over the Detroit Pistons and a loss by the Phoenix Suns, the New Orleans Pelicans are in first place in the Western Conference. It’s a stunning turnaround from 12
These are the winners and losers after the release of the NBA and Nike’s City Edition jerseys for the 2022-23 season. The City Edition jerseys first debuted during the 2017-18 season. The aim of the program was to give teams an opportunity to stretch the limits of the NBA branding guidelines and pay homage to
The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Dallas Mavericks without two of their biggest stars, thanks to Trey Murphy III and a surprisingly deep bench. The Pelicans have gotten off to an impressive 3-1 start to the season but picked up their most important win Tuesday night, defeating the Dallas Mavericks 113-111 without Zion Williamson (hip
The Brooklyn Nets’ 2022-23 campaign did not get off to a great start, as they were blown out by the New Orleans Pelicans. The Brooklyn Nets had quite the offseason. There was discussion of Kyrie Irving opting out of his contract, and Kevin Durant demanding a trade to a new team. Despite that, both stars
Death. Taxes. The return of Zion Williamson to the top of the NBA elite. All these things seem inevitable — as long as Zion’s body holds up, they will be. Zion Williamson has not been the NBA’s version of Thanos in a long time. He has not played a basketball game since May 4, 2021
Cross the New Orleans Pelicans off the list of Kevin Durant trade destinations. Rumors are they’d prefer to keep Brandon Ingram. As the Kevin Durant trade saga has dragged on in Brooklyn the number of suitors has appeared to shrink dramatically. When Durant first asked to be traded the buzz was that every single team
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has plenty of incentives in his new extension deal — but there’s also “de-escalators” tied to his conditioning. Zion Williamson celebrated his 22nd birthday unlike anyone else, signing a five-year, $193 million extension with the New Orleans Pelicans on July 6th. After he finishes his rookie season, the guaranteed
The New Orleans Pelicans took a shot at LeBron James and Russell Westbrook on Twitter. While the New Orleans Pelicans players seem to like each other, the same thing cannot be said for Los Angeles Lakers teammates LeBron James and Russell Westbrook. An NBA fan took a screenshot of the Lakers’ Twitter header and compared it
This week marked the three-year anniversary of the Anthony Davis trade. With the benefit of hindsight, who made out better in this deal — the Lakers or the Pelicans? The Anthony Davis trade saga is one of the messiest in recent NBA memory. In January of 2019, his agent told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that he
Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports Packers: Marcedes Lewis on track to set major tight end record by Eric Treuden LIV Golf rumors: Collin Morikawa denies he’ll follow Brooks Koepka by Drew Koch NBA Draft rumors have pegged several NBA teams as trying to trade down in the top 10. Now the New Orleans Pelicans are reportedly
After playing very little, Josh Smith is already done with the New Orleans Pelicans. Once upon a time, Josh Smith was a promising young player with the Atlanta Hawks. He earned a second team All-Defensive selection as a 24-year old in 2010, but his NBA career felt like a lot of unfulfilled potential in pretty
Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins, and the New Orleans Pelicans don’t find haunted houses as enjoyable as playing basketball. Anthony Davis loves Halloween and haunted houses. Cycle decided to see how much Davis loves haunted houses by taking him, DeMarcus Cousins, and other members of the New Orleans Pelicans to RISE Haunted House in Hammond, Louisiana.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – OCTOBER 20: DeMarcus Cousins How to Get Away with Murder season 4, episode 5 recap: I Love Her by Buckie Wells A cat got loose on the field at the end of Dolphins vs. Ravens by Jack Jorgensen DeMarcus Cousins made his return to Sacramento Thursday night, and the crowd gave
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New Orleans Pelicans big man DeMarcus Cousins didn’t waste any time in gathering his first fine of the NBA season. It’s something most NBA fans have grown accustomed to hearing; DeMarcus Cousins was fined. This time the Pelicans big will lose $25,000 for reportedly yelling an obscenity at a fan, the league announced on Saturday.
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Over the coming weeks, we at FanSided will do a team-by-team breakdown of each NBA franchise’s fantasy prospects for the 2017-18 season. Let’s continue today with the New Orleans Pelicans. The New Orleans Pelicans enter the 2017-18 season on shaky footing. That creates uncertainty for fantasy basketball owners, as an early-season slide could lead to
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DeMarcus Cousins of the New Orleans Pelicans is the most recent sports personality to voice his opinion on Confederate statues in the United States. After being asked about the place Confederate statutes in the United States, Cousins responded simply and colorfully. “Tear all them motherf—–s down,” he said while being filmed in an airport by
Anthony Davis compared DeMarcus Cousins and himself to former Denver Nuggets duo Nikola Jokic and Jusuf Nurkic, who played poorly together last season. The main talking point with the New Orleans Pelicans this season is whether the Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins can play well together. Cousins’ addition didn’t provide a quick fix last season,
As the New Orleans Pelicans continue their backcourt makeover, they have agreed to sign guard Ian Clark to a one-year deal. The New Orleans Pelicans just signed some desperately-needed backcourt help. According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, they have agreed to a one-year deal with Ian Clark. Clark played the last two seasons with
The New Orleans Pelicans added a veteran to their roster Thursday. According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, the New Orleans Pelicans signed experienced point guard Rajon Rondo. The deal is for one season and is worth $3.3 million. Rondo will work as both a mentor and talented bench player to give Jrue Holiday time
Free-agent point guard Rajon Rondo reportedly had a meeting with the New Orleans Pelicans Thursday to discuss a possible one-year deal. This summer has been especially crazy in the NBA as there were a flurry of signings and trades from the onset. One of the best point guards still available is Rajon Rondo, but that might
Just a few hours into 2017 NBA free agency, the New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to lock up point guard Jrue Holiday on a big new contract Entering 2017 NBA free agency, the New Orleans Pelicans faced a potentially dire situation. After trading for DeMarcus Cousins prior to the 2017 deadline this past season, they