The New Orleans Pelicans will be shorthanded as Zion Williamson joins the injury list for Monday's game against the Utah Jazz.

The Pelicans' social media account posted a photo of Zion Williamson during practice, which sparked an unexpected wave of fan reactions.

"Look at Big Z with that Malcolm X goatee. Nice!!!" commented one netizen. Fans on X (formerly Twitter) also shared their thoughts: "Zion musta talked to Dinwiddie about facial hair Wednesday," another commented. Williamson and the Pelicans are set to face the Jazz on Friday.

The loss to the Pelicans moved the Jazz into last place in the Western Conference and their 10-30 record is the third worst in the NBA, exactly where they want to be (if not second or very worst) when the season ends in order to go into the draft lottery with the best possible odds at the No. 1 overall pick.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - C.J. McCollum scored six of his 45 points in overtime and the Pelicans orchestrated the largest comeback in franchise history Monday night (Jan. 20), defeating the Utah Jazz, 123-119.

CJ McCollum scored six of his 45 points in overtime and the New Orleans Pelicans orchestrated the largest comeback in franchise history, overcoming a 25-point deficit to beat Utah Jazz 123-119 on Monday night.

As two 10-win teams search for their 11th victory, the New Orleans Pelicans just have a roster to overpower the Utah Jazz, but don't sleep on Utah to play within the spread tonight.

The Utah Jazz brought out the best in the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. The Pelicans made a season-high 22 shots from 3-point range on their way to their most points in a game and season-best margin of victory in their 136-123 win over the Jazz.

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick in the NBA as we take a look at this next tilt in the Western Conference. The Utah Jazz (10-30) will take on the New Orleans Pelicans (11-32) as the two sides play the second game of their current back-to-back series,

The quartet of Zion Williamson, CJ McCollum, Dejounte Murray and Trey Murphy gets most of the credit for the three-game winning streak the New Orleans Pelicans will bring to the

Ezra Ausar scored a career-high 26 points on 11-of-15 shooting and Hunter Erickson scored Utah's last six points on Saturday night to help the Runnin' Utes beat