The New Orleans Pelicans will host the Charlotte Hornets for an NBA game on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. The Pelicans have lost all six matches this sea

The Hornets announced Tuesday that guard LaMelo Ball will miss the game due to right ankle impingement. Ball missed the Hornets’ last game, a 126-103 win against the Utah Jazz on Sunday, because of the same injury.

Plenty of NBA teams and players are already crashing out, wiping away sky-high preseason expectations. And it could get worse before it gets better.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, there are still two winless teams remaining, one in each conference: the New Orleans Pelicans and Brooklyn Nets. At 0-6, both teams have a long way to go before they get into historic territory -- the 2010 Nets and 2016 76ers share the record for worst starts at 0-18 -- but their campaigns are effectively already over.

Red Panda wasn’t on the injured list for very long. The popular halftime performer is scheduled to make her NBA return on Tuesday night in Chicago when the Bulls host the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Pelicans breaking a historically negative record gives further reason for the front office to part ways with Willie Green.

If the NBA Draft Lottery were today, the New Orleans Pelicans and Indiana Pacers would have the second and fourth-best odds to land the top pick. Just a few months ago, the Pelicans owned both of those selections.

Most years, the New Orleans Pelicans struggling to start the year wouldn't be big news in Atlanta. It seems pretty clear that New Orleans wasn't going to be ver