The frustration is boiling over for the New Orleans Pelicans during their current 12-34 record on the season. It culminated during the fourth quarter when Pelicans head coach Willie Green picked up two technical fouls after arguing a non-foul call on Zion Williamson.
The Pelicans fell to the Hornets in blow out fashion on Saturday night, but Zion Williamson was happy to return to action.
Williamson supplied 31 points (13-18 FG, 5-8 FT), seven rebounds, two assists and three blocks over 27 minutes during Monday's 113-104 loss to the Raptors.
The New Orleans Pelicans return to action on Friday after having their Wednesday game against the Milwaukee Bucks postponed due to a severe snowstorm that hit t
The good news for the New Orleans Pelicans is the road trip is over. The bad news is they weren’t able to pick up a win on it, despite playing the last two games of the trip against two of the NBA’s underwhelming teams.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are the cream of the crop this season, holding a league-best 37-8 record while potentially also employing the MVP of the league. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will lead this team to title contention with his incredible supporting cast,
Riding a four-game win streak, the Memphis Grizzlies head into a matchup on Friday against the New Orleans Pelicans, who have also won four straight. Even with their active win streak, the Pelicans are just 12-32 on the season, mainly due to getting hit with a massive injury bug.
Star Pelicans power forward Zion Williamson received advice from his college coach, Mike Krzyzewski, on dealing with injuries.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has been ruled out for Friday night's game at the Memphis Grizzlies. Williamson sat out Monday night's victory over Utah with a non-COVID illness and New Orleans announced on Thursday that he would remain out on Friday “due to return to play reconditioning from illness.”
January 22, 2020 was one of the most anticipated nights in New Orleans Pelicans' history. It was the night Zion Williamson made his NBA debut after being selected with the No. 1 draft pick the summer before.
This season, Zion is averaging 21.9 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, as he continues to be one of the NBA’s best paint scorers. The Pelicans hope that he can keep this up and stay healthy as he is an integral part of their future.
The New Orleans Pelicans continue to deal with significant injuries to key players ahead of their game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday.