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Rod Walker: Dejounte Murray's fractured hand the latest 'here we go again' moment for Pelicans

BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
2 hrs ago

If you’re a sports fan in New Orleans, you should’ve known a night like Wednesday was probably too good to be true.

Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray feared to have suffered fractured hand in debut with team

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Updated 4 hrs ago

In his New Orleans Pelicans debut, Dejounte Murray nearly had a triple-double.

Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum lead Pelicans to opening-night win over Bulls

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Updated 5 hrs ago

In April, the New Orleans Pelicans’ 2023-24 season ended with Zion Williamson in street clothes. Williamson wasn’t able to play in the team’s first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thund…

Photos: The New Orleans Pelicans start the season without Zion Williamson and win

BY DAVID GRUNFELD | DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | dgrunfeld@theadvocate.com
Updated 5 hrs ago

READ DEETS HERE: Zion Williamson won't play in the New Orleans Pelicans' season opener Wednesday night

Zion Williamson won't play in the New Orleans Pelicans' season opener Wednesday night

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
10 hrs ago

The New Orleans Pelicans will not have their leading scorer from last season when they tip off against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

Rod Walker: Pelicans have enough firepower to make leap toward sustainability franchise seeks

BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
22 hrs ago

If someone gave you $100 every time David Griffin uttered the word “sustainability", you’d be almost as rich as Gayle Benson.

Two of the Pelicans' All-Star players are game-time decisions for season opener

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Updated Oct 22, 2024

In the New Orleans Pelicans’ final practice before their regular-season opener, two of their most important players did not participate.

Jeff Duncan: It's time to stop dithering and start acting on the Pelicans' arena issue

BY JEFF DUNCAN | Sports columnist
Updated Oct 22, 2024

In arena terms, the Smoothie King Center is a geezer.

With Superdome renovation project complete, attention now turns to Smoothie King Center

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Updated Oct 22, 2024

Smoothie King Center was built as bait.

The Pelicans signed Trey Murphy to an extension prior to a deadline. Here are the details.

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Updated Oct 21, 2024

The New Orleans Pelicans have signed one of their best young players to a contract extension that will tie him to the franchise for the next five years.

Dejounte Murray — a 'rose who grew from concrete' — overcame 'rough childhood' on way to NBA

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Updated Oct 21, 2024

Jamal Crawford held his bachelor party inside a Seattle gym.

Pelicans coach Willie Green explains the key to making team's small-ball units work

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Oct 20, 2024

When the New Orleans Pelicans tip off their season Wednesday, it’s unclear which one of their players will compete against Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic for the opening tip.

Which lineup will Willie Green start next week? 'I have one in my head,' Pelicans coach says

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Oct 18, 2024

In the New Orleans Pelicans’ three preseason games, coach Willie Green used two different starting lineups.

The New Orleans Pelicans' paid streaming product has launched. Here are the details.

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Oct 16, 2024

The New Orleans Pelicans released their paid streaming product Wednesday.

Brandon Ingram returns, Zion Williamson sits in Pelicans' preseason finale against Rockets

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Oct 15, 2024

One of the New Orleans Pelicans’ All-Star forwards returned to the lineup Tuesday in the team’s final preseason game.

Wesley Johnson is back for second stint with Pelicans — this time as a TV analyst

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Oct 14, 2024

Wesley Johnson played his last professional basketball game in 2020.

Brandon Ingram sits again as Pelicans lose sloppy preseason game against Heat

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Oct 13, 2024

Trying to create an offensive spark, CJ McCollum drove into a thicket of Miami Heat defenders in the third quarter but turned the ball over.

How Pelicans coach Willie Green's thinking on 3-point shots has evolved in NBA career

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Updated Oct 13, 2024

The New Orleans Pelicans last season averaged 32.6 3-point attempts, which were about 20 more than the Philadelphia 76ers took during the 2003-04 campaign.

Elfrid Payton — back for second stint with Pelicans — says team a 'threat in the West'

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Oct 11, 2024

As Willie Green’s playing career was winding down, Elfrid Payton’s was just beginning.

Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network will be available in this Louisiana city soon

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Updated Oct 11, 2024

The Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network is coming to Lafayette.

Pelicans forward Trey Murphy says being sidelined again at start of season 'hurts a lot'

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Oct 11, 2024

Last year, a left knee injury caused Trey Murphy to miss the first quarter of his third NBA season.

Pelicans' preseason game against Magic canceled as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Updated Oct 9, 2024

As Hurricane Milton headed toward Florida on Wednesday afternoon, the NBA decided to cancel the New Orleans Pelicans’ preseason game against the Orlando Magic.

The Pelicans will host their annual open practice later this month. Here are the details.

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Updated Oct 9, 2024

The New Orleans Pelicans will hold their annual open practice later this month.

Jordan Hawkins — an audacious 3-point shooter — can 'bring a lot' to Pelicans in Year 2

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Updated Oct 8, 2024

From the moment he stepped foot in the NBA, Jordan Hawkins has had the thumbs-up to take any type of shot.

Zion Williamson shines in New Orleans Pelicans' preseason opener against Magic

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Updated Oct 7, 2024

As the first half of the New Orleans Pelicans’ preseason opener was winding down, Zion Williamson set a screen near the 3-point arc for the team’s major offseason acquisition, point guard Dejo…

Pelicans again trying to up 3-point volume. Here's why they believe this time is different.

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Oct 7, 2024

The number 40 was scribbled on a whiteboard on the New Orleans Pelicans’ first day of training camp. It represented the amount of 3-point attempts the team wants to take every game.

New Orleans Pelicans planning to play small ball when rest of NBA is getting bigger

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Updated Oct 6, 2024

Last spring, the Oklahoma City Thunder won 57 regular-season games, swept the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the playoffs and took two games off the Dallas Mavericks before bowing …

The Pelicans could be without one of their best 3-point shooters on opening night

BY CHRISTIAN CLARK | Staff writer
Oct 3, 2024

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The New Orleans Pelicans could be without one of their best 3-point shooters when they face the Chicago Bulls on Oct. 23 in their regular-season opener.