First, they introduced what was indisputable the scariest mascot in the NBA, Pierre the Pelican. Now, they're gearing up for Mardi Gras with a devilish King Cake Baby guy. Who's calling the shots in New Orleans?!
You had to figure that once Lebron James did that dunk off the wall in Phoenix, other players around the Association would soon follow and release videos replicating the dunk. Or at least as close as possible to the King James version.
Enter recently added All-Star Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans...
DENVER (AP) — J.J. Hickson had 19 points and 11 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets overcame a slow start to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 102-93 Sunday night.
NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Anderson made seven 3-pointers and scored 31 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame the loss of Anthony Davis to a broken left hand to beat the New York Knicks 103-99 on Sunday night.
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans now have uniforms to go with a new team name, emblems and color scheme the NBA franchise released earlier this year.
Starting next season the New Orleans Hornets will become the New Orleans Pelicans.
Tom Benson, the new owner of the team, felt so strongly about re- branding the team that the process began before he actually purchased the team.
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