Former Knicks coach David Fizdale said on the Run It Back podcast that he and team management agreed on a plan during the 2018/19 season to lose games to improve their odds of drafting Zion Williamson or Ja Morant. He added that the organization also indicated that Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were expected to […] The post David Fizdale says Knicks planned tank for Zion Williamson appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick highlighted his team’s defensive intensity and contributions from role players in Tuesday’s 110-101 comeback victory against the New Orleans Pelicans at crypto.com Arena. “Big emphasis for us pregame and on the film was just our physicality,” Redick said. “You have to match Zion’s physicality. You have to match […] The post JJ Redick praises defensive effort, role players in comeback win over Pelicans appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Fizdale said he was under a directive to lose by the front office — led, at the time, by Steve Mills and Scott Perry — to draft Zion Williamson or Ja Morant.
After an ankle-related one-game hiatus, Zion Williamson wasted little time reminding everyone what the pushy New Orleans Pelicans look like at full strength. Williamson finished with 24 points on 10-of-18 shooting, adding four rebounds and drawing six fouls in 33 minutes in a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Despite the loss, it was a […] The post How Pelicans, Zion Williamson responded to ‘tough whistle’ after ankle injury appeared first on ClutchPoints .
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has opened up about the challenges in his career, particularly his multiple injuries and the criticisms about his weight. While he is one of the best players in the NBA, Williamson has struggled to stay on the court due to health issues. In an interview with ESPN, he admitted […] The post Pelicans get into it with Stephen A. Smith after wild Zion Williamson claim appeared first on ClutchPoints .
In an exclusive with EssentiallySports, DeAndre Jordan thanks Chris Paul, opens up on accountability, and life after Lob City.
Lonzo Ball is currently unemployed in the NBA, as the Cleveland Cavaliers jettisoned him in a salary dump to the Utah Jazz, which promptly waived him. There aren’t any strong indicators at the moment that Ball would be signing with a team before the end of the 2025-26 regular season. Now, he’s at least busy […] The post Former Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball makes surprising Zion Williamson teammate admission appeared first on ClutchPoints .
When the wildly optimistic Zion Williamson limped off the court in Utah with yet another ankle injury, the familiar dread that has shadowed his career resurfaced. Another setback leading to lost games. Another storyline about availability, another reason to worry for the New Orleans Pelicans. Fortunately, Kris Chrisp, Williamson’s personal trainer, moved quickly to assure […] The post Zion Williamson’s trainer promises Pelicans latest injury won’t blow up into another controversy appeared fir...
The Suns, who went just 4-7 in February as they dealt with injuries affecting multiple starters and rotation players, will get some reinforcements on Tuesday in Sacramento. As Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic relays (via Twitter), star guard Devin Booker is no longer listed on Phoenix’s injury report after missing the past four games […]
The New Orleans Pelicans have been playing some improved basketball of late, with Dejounte Murray recently returning from an Achilles injury and the team slowly but surely working its way up the standings. Arguably the most surprising development over the last couple of months for New Orleans has been the ability of Zion Williamson to […] The post Zion Williamson reveals how Pelicans are building an identity despite injuries appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Zion Williamson told ESPN’s Malika Andrews that the criticism that cuts deepest is the suggestion he does not care about basketball. “The part that would ...
Zion Williamson's return vs. Lakers reignites viral “best medicine” NBA joke.
The New Orleans Pelicans travel to the Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night to face a Los Angeles Lakers team that has won each of their last three games. They have overturned a three-game skid off the back of some highly impressive shooting and will look to extend their running against New Orleans. For the Pelicans, […] The post Is Zion Williamson playing against the Lakers? Pelicans injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints .
It has been a roller coaster career for New Orleans star Zion Williamson. When he has been on the court, he has been dominant, but the issue has been his injuries. Zion has been in and out of the lineup since the Pelicans drafted him due to his injuries and has had to deal with […] The post Pelicans F Zion Williamson reveals lowest point of injury-riddled NBA career so far appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The New Orleans Pelicans’ Zion Williamson remains a major problem for NBA defenders despite the consistent issues he has had with injuries. Williamson suffered a foot fracture back in 2021 and has since had trouble with his knee and hamstrings, limiting him to less than half of the Pelicans’ games since he arrived as the […] The post Pelicans’ Zion Williamson drops ultimate Olympics goal appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Zion has played in 45 games this season, missing 17, and is averaging 21.5 points and 5.8 assists per game.
The New Orleans Pelicans will not have the services of hulking forward Zion Williamson for Sunday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Los Angeles. With the former Duke Blue Devils ruled out for that contest because of a lower-body injury, his personal-best streak of NBA games played has come […] The post Pelicans’ Zion Williamson out, ending career-long ironman streak at 35 games appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The NBA doesn’t have a comeback player of the year award like the NFL, but if it did, Saddiq Bey would be among the frontrunners, says Rod Walker of NOLA.com. The Pelicans wing missed the entire 2024/25 while recovering from a torn ACL, but he has been highly productive in his first season in New […]
