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The New Orleans Pelicans say guard Eric Gordon has undergone successful arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle.

Chad Ford offers his second mock draft of 2013, and Nerlens Noel is still the top pick.

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Owner Tom Benson announced that the NBA team in New Orleans is now officially called the Pelicans.

The fact that the New Orleans Hornets are horrible helped the Dallas Mavericks' cause. The Mavs actually had a little motivation, too, wanting to at least finish .500. Point guard Darren Collison, perhaps playing his final game for the Mavs, li...

Darren Collison scored 25 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 16 and the Dallas Mavericks finished their

In Marc Stein's Power Rankings, the Heat still lead the way.

Our ESPN Forecast panel votes for who should win and who will win Rookie of the Year.

NEW ORLEANS - After arriving in the NBA, Dirk Nowitzki didn't know whether he could survive 25 games, much less score 25,000 points. Here he is, 15 years later, one of 17 members of the league's exclusive 25,000-point club. "And as he showed t...

NEW ORLEANS -- It took the Dallas Mavericks 121 days to get back to .500. It took Dirk Nowitzki maybe 90 seconds to get rid of the beard he has been growing for most of that time. "That shave felt amazing," Nowitzki said after a 107-89 victory ...

The Dallas Mavericks' final step of their grueling climb back to .500 ended up being a pretty easy one. On a milestone night for Dirk Nowitzki, who joined the 25,000-point club, the Mavs led by double digits from late in the first quarter until th...

Shawn Marion had 21 points on 10-of-16 shooting, Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 and the Dallas Mavericks beat the New Orleans Hornets 107-89 on Sunday night.

Dallas Mavericks star forward Dirk Nowitzki became the 17th member of the NBA's 25,000-point club Saturday.

NEW ORLEANS - Maybe the fourth time will be the charm when it comes to breaking the Mavericks' .500 failures. Some call it the Curse of Omar the Barber, whom O.J. Mayo publicly welcomed to shave those scraggly .500 beards when the Mavs got their f...

Mavericks-Hornets Preview

Blake Griffin scored 20 points, Chris Paul made clutch plays on both ends of the floor in the final minute, and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter for a 96-93 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.

The Hornets are without Greivis Vasquez for Friday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers because of the starting point guard's sprained right ankle.