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Pelicans News Around the Web (1-2-2020)

For Pelicans shooting guard JJ Redick, idle time is the enemy

Idle time is JJ Redick’s enemy.

Brandon Ingram garnering individual accolades as wins start coming for Pelicans

Brandon Ingram has authored individual stretches like this before, including averaging 27.8 points in what turned out to be his final six games as a Laker. He’s been part of modest team success as well – Los Angeles reeled off five straight wins in April 2017, near the end of Ingram’s rookie season.

Pelicans issue statement on the passing of NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern

The New Orleans Pelicans released the following statement:

Former NBA commissioner David Stern dies at 77; had major role in Hornets, Pelicans growth

Before the NBA embarks on a new decade, it must mourn David Stern, a man who spent three decades guiding the league to unprecedented growth.

David Stern was a 'catalyst' in helping NBA stay alive in New Orleans

In three decades as commissioner, David Stern helped grow the NBA from a fledgling league that showed Finals games on tape delay into a global juggernaut, reintroduced professional basketball in New Orleans and helped it stay here when its status in the Crescent City was in peril. Stern died Wednesday at 77, weeks after he suffered a brain hemorrhage.

Walker: Thanks to the late David Stern, NBA basketball is alive and well in New Orleans

New Orleans is a Saints town, but it's not just a Saints town.