Story by Chris Taylor, junior at SJBP STEM Magnet High School Program. With a few minutes left on the clock, both Zion Williamson and Ja Morant were taken off the court. These are the kinds of exits you’d expect of All-Stars as a game nears… Read More »Ja Might Be ROY Frontrunner, But Zion Proves His Might
At one point in the fourth quarter—right before he was subbed out for garbage time—Steph Curry made two jaw-dropping behind-the-back passes in one play, embarrassing the Pels’ young squad. And the second of those passes resulted in a clean three from D’Angelo Russell from the… Read More »The Pelicans Looked Young Against a Young Warriors Squad—The Difference Was Golden State’s Veterans
Story by Mark Joseph, senior at St. Augustine High School The Pelicans assistant general manager David Griffin smiled with glee as Zion Willamson scored his first NBA points. He knew he had a rim-destroyer with Zion but he couldn’t have expected that several minutes later,… Read More »Zion Williamson makes big splash in Summer League with only nine minutes of play
By Phillip Petty III, sophomore at St. Augustine High School Coming into Wednesday’s game between two great point guards on the teams of New Orleans Pelicans and the Oklahoma City Thunder which are Russell Westbrook and Jrue Holiday. Both point guards are second on their… Read More »The point guard matchup
By Wyatt Vaughn, senior at Holy Cross School On a cold night in the Big Easy, the struggling Pelicans took on the 17-8 Oklahoma City Thunder in the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans were able to take the win on this night though, as they… Read More »Pelicans knock off the #1 seed in the West
Story by Christopher Taylor, sophomore at SJBP STEM Magnet High School Program. On April 5, 2003, Dwyane Wade capped off a standout college career by leading the Marquette Golden Eagles to New Orleans to face the Kansas Jayhawks in the national semifinals in the Final… Read More »One last dance in the Nola
JRNOLA Sports Writer and Photographer, Christoper Taylor covered the weekend action at UNO’s Lakefront Arena as Sun Belt Conference teams battled for the Conference Championship, and a spot in the NCAA Men’s Tournament. With LSU’s early loss in the SEC Tournament, all eyes were on… Read More »Sun Belt Conference Basketball: Photos by Chris Taylor