The New Orleans Pelicans were deeply affected by a deadly attack in the city's French Quarter, forcing them to play with heavy hearts in their Wednesday game against the Miami Heat.
By Tim Reynolds, Associated PressNew Orleans Pelicans head coach Willie Green points to his players in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies in New Orleans, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Forest) MIAMI — Willie Green got the text from his father early Wednesday. The first part wished him Happy New Year. The second offered prayers for New Orleans.“I’m devastated,” Green said.
The Pelicans had a game to play on Wednesday in Miami — and they arrived to play with their minds elsewhere. New Orleans plays its home games about 1 mile southwest of the intersection of Bourbon Street and Canal Street,bearing the flag of the Islamic State group killed 15 people and injured at least 30 others early Wednesday when he slammed the vehicle into revelers in the city’s famed French Quarter. “A senseless act of violence,” Green said. “We’ve discussed it a bit with our players. But we’re just living in times and in a world where you just don’t know where you’re safe. Schools, churches, people should be able to go out and have a good time and walk the streets. It’s devastating. And I can only imagine what those families are going through, what they have to deal with now for the rest of their lives.” FBI agents work on Bourbon street on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 1, 2025, near the Four Points by Sheraton hotel in the French Quarter of New Orleans. (Jess Knazs via AP) The Pelicans are scheduled to play at home on Friday against Washington. The attack forced a one-day delay of the Sugar Bowl between Notre Dame and Georgia, a College Football Playoff quarterfinal. Originally set for Wednesday night, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said the news out of New Orleans, when displayed on televisions in the team weight room on Wednesday, brought everyone “to an absolute halt.”“It’s terrifying,” Spoelstra said. “It’s horrific. Until we all find out more details, you pray for all the families and everybody that’s experiencing los
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