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Slideshow: Why Anthony Davis Made the All-Star Team
The MVP of our hearts and our squad, Anthony Davis, is donning that gorgeous All-Star jersey for the 3rd time in this young career. If you’re asking why, I’ve got the...
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The Anniversary of the Smoothie King Center
Two years ago on this day a wonderfully weird thing happened in the land of New Orleans professional basketball. Take a trip down memory lane with this oldie but goodie (one of...
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King Cake Baby is still just a baby
This week I braved a Pelicans event featuring the notorious King Cake Baby to learn that there is so much more to King Cake Baby than people realize. Most importantly, it’s just a...
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Podcast: Customize Your Mardi Gras Jerseys
Listen to this episode of the Pelicans podcast to learn the best possible way to customize your fancy new Mardi Gras jersey and stay tuned for a special video interview with the...
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King Cake Baby is Coming To Get You
One of the perks of having an NBA team in a city like New Orleans is witnessing how important local culture is weaved into the franchise’s aesthetic. One of the perks...
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Dear Pelicans: Please Axe Day-O
Before all of the Harry Belafonte truthers out there turn on me, it’s not that I dislike the song. It’s that I dislike this chilled out low energy song about bananas...
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Podcast: Ashley Burns, Uproxx writer/Orlando Magic fan
On this week’s podcast I have Orlando Magic superfan and top notch funny guy sportswriter Ashley Burns. We discuss what he would trade for Anthony Davis, Elfrid Payton’s New Orleans roots,...
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Bah, Humbug: These Christmas Day Uniforms are a Disaster
While most NBA fans seem to be beaming with glee over the new Christmas day uniforms revealed earlier today, this NBA fan is putting his stocking down. These uniforms do not...
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Anthony Davis has his streetcar operating license
The Pelicans debuted a new video intro, theme song, and possible battle cry last night before tip-off in Portland. If you missed it, get caught up: PELICANS OPEN 2015 from FSN...
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Trew 2 the Game: The Louisiana Basketball History Museum
On the latest episode of Trew 2 the Game, I am joined by Jason Calmes to fantasize and speculate about the upcoming Louisiana Basketball History museum in the Smoothie Kind Center....
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Alvin Gentry Observations from :07 Seconds or Less
While this Jack McCallum book was published way, way back in 2007 (back when New Orleans gave Morris Peterson 4 years 23 million) it’s an addicting read of a basketball team that...
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What if New Orleans Beat San Antonio in the 2008 Playoffs?
It’s still a sore subject amongst hypothetical water coolers in New Orleans, so let’s put on our What If Spacesuits and dive into the outer space possibilities that the Pelicans Hornets defeated...
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What if New Orleans lost the Anthony Davis lottery?
Aside from a relocation or a rebrand to Angels, the worst case glad-that-didn’t-happen scenario for Crescent City basketball fans is that we didn’t get Anthony Davis. The good news is that...
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Dancing with Anthony Davis
The MVP of the Crescent City, the richest man in a New Orleans jersey, the future dominator of hung banners in Champions Square, Anthony Davis, could have added another trophy to his...
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Where should the Pelicans D-League team be based?
The Fort Wayne Mad Ants are not...
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Trew 2 the Game: NBA Schedule Wish-List
While the NBA schedule release doesn’t hold the same weight in New Orleans like the NFL schedule release does, it’s becoming increasingly interesting to Crescent City residents as we prepare for...
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The Marmoset as Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis is the future of the NBA and the future of the NBA can do whatever he wants, including keeping a marmoset as a pet. They are, however, not supposed...
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Podcast: Making a Pelican Playoff donut + a chat with Pelicans communication manager Lindsey Mitchell
Last year I collaborated with District Donuts (the very, very good restaurant on Magazine Street) on making a special edition donut to celebrate the first final home game of the year for...
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A How-To Guide for Hosting a Playoff Game in New Orleans
Important events require careful, clever planning. Surprise parties, international trips, festivals, New Orleans comedy festivals, cross-country road trips, graduations, and most relevantly to you, fine reader, a postseason basketball game. Specifically...
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Podcast: A diehard Warriors fan and Oakland comedian shares three reasons the Pelicans have no chance
On this special Monday edition of Trew 2 the Game Oakland native and fellow stand-up comedian Joey Devine joins Chris on the show. He gives us 3 reasons why the Pelicans have absolutely...