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Wembanyama exits Spurs' game against Pelicans, but quickly returns

Victor Wembanyama left the floor three minutes in to the San Antonio Spurs’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday after apparently aggravating a lower back injury, but ch...

6 DAYS AGO • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pelicans' injury troubles compounded as leading scorer Brandon Ingram goes down with sprained ankle

Just when it appeared the New Orleans Pelicans were beginning to regroup after a wave of injuries, leading scorer Brandon Ingram went down Saturday

DECEMBER 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thunder beat Pelicans 119-109 for their 7th victory in last 8 games

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 16 of his 31 points in the first quarter and Jalen Williams added 27 to power the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 119-109 victory over the New Orleans Pel...

DECEMBER 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ingram scores 29 points and healthier Pelicans top the Suns 126-124 to snap a 9-game skid

Brandon Ingram scored 29 points in his return from a five-game absence, Herb Jones capped off his first game back from a shoulder injury by blocking Devin Booker’s last-second shot...

DECEMBER 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

With Ingram and Jones back, the Pelicans are healthier now and looking to stack up victories

The returns of Brandon Ingram and Herb Jones have made the Pelicans look a lot more like the team coach Willie Green envisioned when the season began

DECEMBER 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Phoenix visits New Orleans on 3-game road slide

Phoenix heads into a matchup against New Orleans after losing three road games in a row

DECEMBER 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

New Orleans plays Atlanta, looks to break road losing streak

New Orleans will attempt to break its 10-game road skid when the Pelicans visit Atlanta

DECEMBER 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mikal Bridges scores 31, Knicks beat injury-depleted Pelicans 118-85

Mikal Bridges scored 31 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 14 points and 19 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans 118-85

DECEMBER 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

New Orleans plays New York, aims to end road skid

New Orleans looks to break its nine-game road skid with a victory against New York

NOVEMBER 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Grizzlies beat Pelicans 120-109 for 1st NBA Cup win in franchise history

Ja Morant had 27 points and seven assists as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the injury-riddled New Orleans Pelicans 120-109 for their first NBA Cup win in franchise history

NOVEMBER 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

New Orleans takes on Memphis on 6-game slide

New Orleans aims to break its six-game losing streak when the Pelicans take on Memphis

NOVEMBER 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hapless Pelicans 'embarrassed' by their 'disgusting' loss to the struggling Raptors

Dejounte Murray says his New Orleans Pelicans teammates should be “embarrassed” and “really mad” about their latest loss

NOVEMBER 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Agbaji and Battle rain down 3s as the Raptors beat the hapless Pelicans 119-93

Ochai Agbaji and Jamison Battle each scored 24 points, and the Toronto Raptors won on the road for the first time this season, 119-93 over the hapless New Orleans Pelicans

NOVEMBER 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dejounte Murray is rejoining the Pelicans vs. Toronto and drawing inspiration from his mother

Dejounte Murray says he plans to return to the New Orleans Pelicans’ lineup on Wednesday night for the first time since fracturing his left hand in a season-opening victory over Ch...

NOVEMBER 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pelicans lose guard Jose Alvarado for at least 3 weeks because of a hamstring injury

The New Orleans Pelicans say guard Jose Alvarado has a left hamstring strain that is expected to sideline him at least three weeks

NOVEMBER 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Anfernee Simons, Deandre Ayton help the Trail Blazers beat the Pelicans, 118-100

Anfernee Simons scored 24 points, Deandre Ayton had 19 points and 13 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans 118-100 on Monday night

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jalen Johnson's 29 points lead the Hawks past the depleted Pelicans, 126-111

Jalen Johnson scored 29 points and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a four-game skid with a 126-111 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans

NOVEMBER 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Zion Williamson scratched from the Pelicans' lineup against Hawks with hamstring tightness

Pelicans forward Zion Williamson was scratched from the lineup against the Atlanta Hawks

NOVEMBER 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pelicans add CJ McCollum and Herb Jones to growing injury list

The Pelicans now expect to be without starters CJ McCollum and Herb Jones for multiple weeks

NOVEMBER 1 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trayce Jackson-Davis, Draymond Green lead Warriors to second straight win against Pelicans

Trayce Jackson-Davis had 15 points and nine rebounds, Draymond Green scored 14 and dished out six assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans for the secon...

OCTOBER 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pelicans pick up options on recent 1st-rounders, add Petty

The New Orleans Pelicans exercised options on four former first-round draft choices including star forward Zion Williamson and also added undrafted rookie guard John Petty Jr. to t...

OCTOBER 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

76ers top Nets 115-104 in preseason as star guards sit out

Furkan Korkmaz scored 27 points, Isaiah Joe added 20, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-104 in Philadelphia in a matchup of teams missing their star point guard...

OCTOBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

New Orleans Pelicans select Herbert Jones with 35th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft ' New Orleans Pelicans NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Pelicans selected Herbert Jones out of the University of Alabama with the 35th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Dr...

JULY 30, 2021 • NBA.COM

Pelicans getting Virginia's Trey Murphy III with No. 17 pick

The New Orleans Pelicans have added No. 17 overall NBA draft choice Trey Murphy III to their rookie class

JULY 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alabama's Jaden Shackelford exploring NBA draft

Alabama’s leading scorer guard Jaden Shackelford is testing the NBA draft waters

APRIL 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS