Pelicans fire coach Willie Green, name James Borrego
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The New Orleans Pelicans played their first game since firing head coach Willie Green on Saturday when they faced the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night in the Smoothie KingCenter. Vice President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars said he hadn’t seen any signs of what the Pelicans’ identity is when he explained Green’s dismissal.
The New Orleans Pelicans fired Coach Willie Green on Saturday on the heels of a 2-10 start to his fifth season in charge.
The New Orleans Pelicans open a new era tonight at the Smoothie King Center, with James Borrego making his debut as interim head coach after Willie Green’s firing.
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Who is James Borrego? Everything you need to know about the New Orleans Pelicans’ interim head coach
The New Orleans Pelicans have replaced head coach Willie Green with James Borrego as interim coach for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. Borrego, a
Moses Moody made franchise history with the seven 3-pointers he made in the first quarter of the Warriors' contest against the Pelicans.