October 24, 2021 Wolves top Pelicans 94-87 on tough 'D' after Towns fouls out Karl-Anthony Towns scored 15 of his 25 points for Minnesota in the first quarter, before fouling out in frustration and being forced to watch the Timberwolves hang on for a 96-89 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.
October 23, 2021 LaVine scores 32, DeRozan 26 as Bulls pound Pelicans 128-112 Zach LaVine needed some time to get going. Once he did, there was no stopping him.
October 21, 2021 Pelicans fans troll 76ers with Ben Simmons chants, Philly gets last laugh New Orleans Pelicans fans did their best to troll the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday during the team’s 2021-22 home opener at the Smoothie King Arena.
October 20, 2021 Joel Embiid, Furkan Korkmaz help 76ers beat Pelicans 117-97 Joel Embiid had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Furkan Korkmaz hit four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to also score 22 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled away for a 117-97 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.
October 14, 2021 Pelicans' Williamson out at first week of regular season Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is now expected to miss at least the first week of the regular season because his recovery from surgery to repair a right foot fracture is taking longer than anticipated.
September 21, 2021 'It's time': After 15 NBA seasons, guard JJ Redick retires J.J. Redick, the sharpshooter who was The Associated Press college player of the year at Duke before embarking on a 15-season NBA career, announced his retirement Tuesday.
August 28, 2021 Video shows police use stun gun on NBA's Jaxson Hayes A Los Angeles police officer briefly pressed a knee to the neck of NBA player Jaxson Hayes as the New Orleans Pelicans center gasped “I can’t breathe” seconds before another officer used a Taser on him during a struggle, according to body camera video released Friday.
July 28, 2021 Pelicans' Jaxson Hayes arrested, hospitalized following alleged violent altercation with police New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes was arrested after he was allegedly involved in a violent altercation with cops near a Los Angeles-area home on Wednesday morning.
July 26, 2021 Pelicans, Grizzlies, agree to multi-player trade The Memphis Grizzlies have agreed to trade center Jonas Valanciunas to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for center Steven Adams, guard Eric Bledsoe and an exchange of first-round choices in this week's draft, a person familiar with the situation said.
July 22, 2021 Pelicans hire Suns assistant Willie Green as new head coach The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Phoenix Suns assistant Willie Green as their new head coach.
