LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP)-Zion Williamson completed the Pelicans’ opening possession by slicing through two converging Jazz defenders and laying the ball in off the glass with his left hand as he was fouled. It was an auspicious beginning to a performance that was efficient and produced some dazzling moments […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Zion Williamson was in the New Orleans Pelicans’ starting lineup against Utah on Thursday night, just two days after practicing for the first time in two weeks. Williamson left the team July 16 to attend to a family medical matter. He returned July 24 […]
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Zion Williamson, the top choice in last summer’s NBA draft, is scheduled to make his regular season debut for the Pelicans on Jan. 22 when New Orleans hosts the San Antonio Spurs, Pelicans basketball operations chief David Griffin said Wednesday. “Everything’s moving in the right direction,” […]
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.-Thursday, BYU men’s basketball senior forward Yoeli Childs has been named to the watch list for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award for the second consecutive year. This honor, now in its sixth year, recognizes the top power forwards in Division I men’s college basketball. Childs, […]
MIAMI (AP) — Add Miami’s Tyler Herro to the list of rookies who look ready for the regular season. Herro scored Miami’s first 14 points on Monday night, going 5 for 5 in that stretch, and finished with 23 points in a 120-87 Heat victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Through […]
NEW ORLEANS-Zion Williamson amassed 26 points on 9-12 shooting as the New Orleans Pelicans outlasted the Utah Jazz 128-127 Friday at the Smoothie King Center in NBA preseason action. The Pelicans shot 51.7 percent from the field and used a key 39-27 run in the 4th Quarter to overcome a […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — High school basketball fans in Arizona and New Mexico likely know all about “rez ball” — a run-and-gun, pass-cut-and-shoot style of play popular in Native American communities. The style excites fans and allows teams without big centers to wear down opponents by running them off the […]
Zion Williamson knows he has a lot to learn starting when he makes his NBA Summer League debut. That said, he’s already picked up a few things. The No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft by the New Orleans Pelicans is in Las Vegas, where his first game on […]
The season did not end as Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett intended. The fabulous freshmen came to Duke to win a national championship and their bid came up short with a loss to Michigan State in the Elite Eight. Williamson and Barrett still managed to make a bit of history. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Syracuse senior guard Frank Howard is out “for an indefinite period of time” for violating school policy. The school announced Howard’s suspension on Wednesday, the eve of the Orange’s NCAA Tournament game against Baylor. The 6-foot-5 Howard lit up social media during the ACC tournament […]
