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New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson goes one-on-one with Pelicans TV Color Analyst Antonio Daniels about his return to NBA play after a 533 day hiatus from the game he loves.

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Zion Williamson one-on-one with Antonio Daniels

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Webster’s Dictionary defines a turtleneck as “a high, close-fitting, turned-over collar on a garment, typically a shirt or sweater,” but for Bally Sports New Orleans TV analyst Antonio Daniels, the item has become a source of considerable enjoyment early in the 2021-22 NBA season. Based on records kept by the team’s local television affiliate, the Pelicans have won five times when the retired 13-year NBA veteran guard has worn a turtleneck while joining Joel Meyers on the broadcast, but just twice when Daniels does not.

As Daniels pointed out in this week’s “24 Seconds” Q&A article, he fully understands that his clothing choices do not have a direct impact on the win-loss results of the Pelicans, but he’s had a lot of fun being part of something the team’s fans have embraced and used as a rallying point.

Pelicans.com: How did this whole thing start? Are you just an avid turtleneck wearer and it just so happened that the Pelicans were winning when you wore them?

Daniels: I’ve been wearing them forever. I have a picture from when I was a child, and I’m wearing a turtleneck. Even going back to when I was covering the Thunder (for TV studio shows), I wore them, I just didn’t do it all the time. As far as this season, I’m superstitious. I always have been. Not to a fault – I understand where my blessings come from, and I don’t want people to get that twisted – and I realize that turtlenecks have nothing to do with the outcome of the team’s games. But I noticed, for example, that the Pelicans hadn’t won in Utah since I’ve been here, but I wore a turtleneck and they won. The Pelicans hadn’t won in L.A., but they won in L.A. when I wore one. When I didn’t wear one in Utah (the following night after a win over the Jazz), they lost. I recognized the pattern.

Then it just became a fun thing. Something to have fun about with the fans.

Pelicans.com: Is there something about the warmth or the comfort that you prefer about turtlenecks?

Daniels: I’m not sure. I like the way they look with suits. It’s a different look. It’s not a suit and tie, which is what everybody has done all the time. It’s something different.

Pelicans.com: What’s been the most fun aspect of the turtleneck trend for you?

Daniels: Having it be something for the fans to get positivity from and optimism. Something for them to rally around and even join in with me. You wouldn’t believe how many fans have commented about it on social media, or how many fans have come up to me and said, ‘Look! I have my turtleneck on!’

It’s not just a ‘me’ thing. I could wear a turtleneck every game, but when we are at an away game and people are sending me pictures of themselves in a turtleneck, because the Pelicans are playing that day, I think that’s a fantastic thing.

Pelicans.com: You’ve seen Pelicans fans at road games coming to the arena in turtlenecks?

Daniels: Yes, or they comment about doing it on social media. I had a couple New Orleans fans in Los Angeles who had on turtlenecks at the game. That’s cool to me.

When we talk about something to rally around, the way I look at it is, everybody wants to see this team succeed. I’ve gotten opportunities to know (Pelicans players) up close and personal. I don’t see them as players; I see them as people. I want to see them grow and succeed. So if me wearing a turtleneck in 80-degree weather in humid Houston would help – even though it didn’t on that particular day – I’m not tripping. I’ll do it.

Pelicans.com: What are some of the other fun reactions you’ve gotten on the road to your attire?

Daniels: There have actually been a couple of other (team’s TV) broadcast teams, who when they see me in the media dining room before the game, they’ll say, ‘Oh no, you’re wearing the turtleneck today!’

Pelicans.com: What’s it been like having people wanting to send you turtlenecks to wear?

Daniels: People were offering to buy turtlenecks for me. Somebody offered to me, ‘Hey, you can come to my store and pick out as many turtlenecks as you want, on the house.’ People were sending me messages on Twitter, saying, ‘What size are you? If you send me the color and size, I’ll send you a turtleneck.’

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24 Seconds presented by Ibotta: Antonio Daniels

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1)      Two games remain in the 2020-21 season for New Orleans (31-39), which will wrap up a five-game, coast-to-coast road trip Friday at 8:30 p.m. Central, facing Golden State. Pregame coverage on Bally Sports and 100.3 FM begins at 8. ESPN is televising Pelicans-Warriors nationally. There is no shootaround this morning in San Francisco, but check Pelicans.com later for preview coverage. Stan Van Gundy’s pregame media session will be live-streamed on the site at approximately 7 p.m.

2)      Read Thursday’s official injury report ahead of the matchup with Golden State.

3)      Game 72 for the Pelicans will take place Sunday at 8 p.m. against the Lakers. The NBA announced that tip-off time yesterday. It could be a very consequential game for Los Angeles, which still has a chance at avoiding the play-in round, but only if it wins its final two games and receives help on the scoreboard.

4)      Listen to Antonio Daniels’ guest appearance on the Pelicans Weekly radio show from last night. The show will wrap up for the 2020-21 season Thursday, May 20 at 6 p.m. on 100.3 FM.

5)      Watch a “24 Seconds” video with James Johnson, presented by Tissot.

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Five things to know about the Pelicans on May 14, 2021

The voice of the Pelicans Todd Graffagnini sits down with Bally Sports New Orleans television analyst Antonio Daniels to discuss his transition from NBA player to the TV studio as well as growing pains of a young Pelicans squad. Listen in now and weekly on ESPN 100.3 FM.

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Antonio Daniels on the New Orleans Pelicans Weekly Show - May 13, 2021

1)      Following a rare off day, the Pelicans return to practice Tuesday morning. Watch post-practice interviews via our live stream on Pelicans.com this afternoon (time to be determined). The team will travel to Florida afterward, in advance of Wednesday’s regular season opener against Toronto.

2)      NBA TV’s Jared Greenberg joined Monday’s Pelicans Podcast to discuss the upcoming New Orleans campaign and former Turner Sports colleague Stan Van Gundy.

3)      Listen to Sirius XM Radio’s Pelicans season preview, hosted by the TV duo of Joel Meyers and Antonio Daniels.

4)      In the community, Brandon Ingram made a holiday donation to Boys Town Louisiana.

5)      On most Tuesdays throughout the 2020-21 season, we’ll take a look at where the Pelicans are placed on prominent national power rankings. NBA.com lists New Orleans at No. 18 overall, while The Athletic has the club at 15th. As John Schuhmann of NBA.com noted, the Pelicans enjoyed an elite preseason at one end of the floor: “With Zion Williamson averaging 30.6 points per 36 minutes and taking 28 of his 35 shots in the restricted area, the Pelicans did have the preseason’s most efficient offense (for what that’s worth).” The 2020-21 NBA regular season tips off tonight on TNT with a doubleheader featuring Golden State (No. 15 on NBA.com’s rankings) at Brooklyn (No. 6), followed by the Clippers (No. 4) visiting the Lakers (No. 1).

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Five things to know about the Pelicans on Dec. 22, 2020

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New Orleans Pelicans play-by-play announcer Joel Meyers and color analyst Antonio Daniels gave fans a preview the New Orleans Pelicans' 2020-21 NBA season on SiriusXM NBA Radio on Dec. 16. The Fox Sports New Orleans broadcast duo was joined by special guests Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin, Coach Stan Van Gundy, forward Zion Williamson, and guard JJ Redick.

Griffin spoke about what went into the process of hiring Van Gundy.

"I think what we were looking for was a teacher," Griffin said. "Somebody that was going to be a dense, attention to detail, sort of accountability-driven coach that could sort of raise the young kids in that environment."

Van Gundy, who last served as the head coach and president of basketball operations of the Detroit Pistons from 2014-18, enters his 16th season as an NBA head coach.

"I'm really happy and honored to have this opportunity," Van Gundy said. "There's a lot of great coaches out there, and when you're out, you never know when your chance is coming again because there are so many people. I'm very, very fortunate to not only be back having a job but to have this job with the roster we have, with the front office we have, with the ownership we have, and with the city we get to live in."

Williamson talked about beginning his second season without a minutes restriction.

"As I begin my second season, I have a feeling of what the NBA is like now," Williamson said. "With Gundy as our coach and the assistant coaches he brought in, everything is a lot more detailed. And I'm continuing to learn as I go, and I can't ask for much more than that."

Click here to listen to the entire Pelicans preview show on SiriusXM

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