The injury-plagued New Orleans Pelicans needed a point guard. So they called on a familiar face in Gretna native and former ...

The veteran guard notched a career-best 21 assists in the Pelicans' loss to the Pacers on Monday. NBA.com Staff Elfrid Payton set a new career-high and NBA season-high with 21 assists in a loss to the ...

Signing six-year veteran guard Jaylen Nowell at the beginning of this month, the Pelicans then waived him before signing ...

Jalen Brunson is pairing his otherworldly ability to put the ball in the basket with a newfound facilitating knack.

Regardless of how Knicks fans feel about Payton, his comeback is remarkable. It's part of what makes sports so special. Many assumed he'd never play in an NBA game again, but he's exceeded ...

The Pelicans and a finally healthy CJ McCollum will not find much solace in moral victories amid an injury-ravaged NBA season ...

New Orleans Pelicans point guard Elfrid Payton racked up an eye-popping assists total during Monday's game versus the Indiana ...

Haliburton's tiebreaking 3 with 3:06 to go and Bennedict Mathurin's alley-oop dunk off Haliburton's pass with a minute ...

Back-to-back Pacers wins for the 2nd time. They held off the Pelicans 114-110. Murphy/McCollum combined for 47pts, Elfrid ...

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Tyrese Haliburton finished with 34 points and 13 assists and made a season best nine 3-pointers on Monday night, leading the ...

The return of shooting guard C.J. McCollum and a remarkable 21-assist night from Gretna native Elfrid Payton wasn’t enough to ...