The New Orleans Pelicans fired coach Alvin Gentry, sources told ESPN on Saturday morning. After a disappointing performance in the NBA Orlando startup, the franchise moved quickly to remove Gentry. Gentry had one year left on his contract. The Pelicans move to the coaching market with the Brooklyn Nets and …
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2:07 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN For New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson, it’s time to turn the page to next season and focus on getting better – with his game and his body. “I will talk to my coaches and see what I need to do better from their point …
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Every weekend, SI’s Chris Mannix will check in with his Bubble Bits, a quick hit on something remarkable from the NBA campus LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Lonzo Ball was frustrated. Twitter provided, as it so often does, an outlet. After a disappointing five-point performance in New Orleans’ loss to …
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With a 124-121 victory by the Portland Trail Blazers over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night, the door was officially closed on the playoff chances of the New Orleans Pelicans. It was a disappointing result for a Pelicans team that came into the bubble feeling well about their chances of …
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7:23 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Before Sunday afternoon’s game, before the New Orleans Pelicans were later eliminated from the playoff controversy, coach Alvin Gentry said his team needed to play like it was Game 7 with the season on the line. But when the Pelicans took the court against the …
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