The New Orleans Pelicans have spent years searching for stability on the court. This week, the most jarring sign of instability came far from the box score. Multiple reports indicated …
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Before Tipoff, Jordan Poole Gave The Game Back To A Kid
by Kano Klasby Kano KlasNot every memorable NBA moment happens after tipoff. Before Friday’s game against Boston, Jordan Poole casually invited a young fan onto the court to take a few shots during pregame …
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Anthony Davis Says Pelicans Tribute Snub Closed The Door On A Return
by Len Werleby Len WerleAnthony Davis has reopened one of the more complicated relationships of his career, and he did it with unusual bluntness. Speaking on The Draymond Green Show, Davis said the New …
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Karlo Matkovic Was ‘Randomly Selected’ For A Drug Test After His 360 Alley-Oop Slam
by Len Werleby Len WerleNBA players sometimes are randomly selected for drug tests. This happens regularly and, in most cases, isn’t worth reporting. Sometimes the ‘randomly selected’ part doesn’t seem to add up. Let’s …
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Matt Barnes’ Blunt Zion Williamson Take Include Availability, Discipline, And Noise Around A Franchise Star
by Kano Klasby Kano KlasFormer NBA forward Matt Barnes never built his media persona on subtlety, and he didn’t start now. Speaking on All the Smoke, Barnes used deliberately crude language to question whether …
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Jordan Poole Gets The Question Everyone Knows; From A Kid Who Didn’t Hesitate
by Len Werleby Len WerleIt was one of those fan-interaction moments that’s both funny in real time and revealing in hindsight: a young fan asked Jordan Poole the question adults usually dodge. “How did …
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Draymond Green Roasts Jordan Poole’s Viral Reaction During The Mark Williams–Jose Alvarado Fight
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe NBA’s most genuine fight of the season didn’t just produce punches, ejections, and suspensions, it produced a meme, too. And once the clip started circulating, it was only a …
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Screens, Shoves, And The Tunnel Walk: Jose Alvarado Vs Mark Williams
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe shoves started like so many midseason skirmishes do: a hard screen, a smaller guard trying to wriggle through it, a big man holding his ground, and a whistle that …
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Draymond Green Confronts Fan Over ‘Angel Reese’ Taunt During Warriors-Pelicans Game
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was involved in a heated courtside exchange with a fan during Sunday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, stemming from taunts that referenced …
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Joe Mazzulla After DeAndre Jordan Dunked On Queta: “He Was On The Street Four Days Ago!”
by Len Werleby Len WerleBoston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla delivered one of the more memorable lines of the young NBA season during a timeout in Monday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. …
