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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Due to illness, Pelicans coach Willie Green was unable to see New Orleans’ game against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.
James Borrego, the assistant coach, took over for Green, who was sidelined by the Pelicans due to a “non-COVID illness.” This past offseason, Borrego, a former head coach of Charlotte, joined the staff of New Orleans.
With five straight losses coming into the on-Season Tournament matchup with Dallas, New Orleans was on a losing streak.
These individuals are experts. This personnel is ready, according to Borrego. “We proceed. We must triumph tonight. That is the primary concern.
Herbert Jones, a star defensive player for the Pelicans and a forward, was able to rejoin the starting lineup after missing three games due to a damaged right leg. Both forward Larry Nance Jr. (ribs) and guard CJ McCollum (lung) missed the game against the Mavericks, who had won eight of their previous ten games.
Maxi Kleber, a forward-center for Dallas, will miss his third consecutive game due to a dislocated toe, according to Mavericks coach Jason Kidd.
Phoenix — NBA head coaches Steve Kerr and Monty Williams, as well as Willie Green’s wife, Terrah, thought he could lead the team before he did.
However, Green claimed that his uncle Gary Green was the one who first saw his career trajectory, which included playing hoops in a small church gym, being selected in the second round of the NBA draft, and eventually taking the helm as head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans.
And Green is hurting that his uncle isn’t here to witness his prophecy, tears welling up in his eyes.
“My uncle foresaw a lot of this stuff before it even happened,” a tearful Green said to The Undefeated on Monday night from the Pelicans team hotel. “Man, your second career is going to be better than your first,” he was saying. When I was still playing, he would tell me that.
Shortly after the 2021 NBA Finals concluded, on July 22, Green was formally named the head coach of the Pelicans. This marked the end of his time as an assistant coach with the Western Conference-winning Phoenix Suns. During his three-year tenure, he won two titles as the Golden State Warriors’ assistant coach under Steve Kerr in 2016.
