Rod Walker

@RodWalkerNola

Sports columnist for The Times-Picayune. We'll talk mostly Saints & Pelicans. Louisiana Sports Writer of the Year (2015, 2017, 2018, 2023).Made In Mississippi

New Orleans, LA nola.com Joined November 2008

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Rod Walker @RodWalkerNola Oct 21

It's Year 8.

Zion Williamson's career isn't where he wants it to be.
The Pelicans aren't where they want to be either.

He's still determined to get his team and himself to where everyone thought they'd be by now

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www.nola.com Zion Williamson enters Year 8 still determined to get Pelicans, himself to greatness New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is entering Year 8. He still wants to be one of the best players in the NBA. And he wants the Pelicans to be a playoff team. He’s determined to get there.

Rod Walker @RodWalkerNola 3h

Just a little more on the Derik Queen thing after I spoke with someone with Warriors. (I wanted to see how players typically get to locker room during game.)

As I stated in previous tweet, the visitors locker room at the Chase Center (unlike other NBA arenas) is diagonal from the visitors bench. Normally, like at the SKC, the exit to locker room is right by the bench.

After talking to someone with Warriors, there are 2 ways to get from visitors' bench to visitors' locker room at Chase Center.

1. You can walk the baseline route like Queen did and turn right and walk length of court.

2. You can walk behind the Pels bench, scorers table and Warriors bench and turn left down that baseline.

(If it was during a timeout, he obviously could have walked diagonally across the court.)

The fact that he walked IN FRONT of courtside seats along the baseline and sideline (on way to locker) instead of behind the courtside seats (which he did on way back to bench) made it more noticeable. Especially since it was while the game was going on.

Why he went to locker room is a question we will get to ask Mosley about pre-game tonight, which will be his first time with media since Monday's game.

Rod Walker @RodWalkerNola 5h

The first time we talk to Mosley will be tonight pregame.

I do know that the visitors locker room at Chase Center, unlike most NBA arenas, is diagonal from the Pelicans bench.
He walked to locker room in front of the seats instead of behind them, which makes it look worse.

Will see what Mosley says tonight.
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Rod Walker @RodWalkerNola 5h

The first time we talk to Mosley will be tonight pregame.

I do know that the visitors locker room at Chase Center, unlike most NBA arenas, is diagonal from the Pelicans bench.
He walked to locker room in front of the seats instead of behind them, which makes it look worse.

Will see what Mosley says tonight.

The Modern Golem @badlands75 5h

@RodWalkerNola I love Derik Queen and struggling to see any online discussion of what happened when he took his walk around the court. Did you get a chance to ask about it?
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Rod Walker @RodWalkerNola 22h

#Pelicans fans can catch Jeremiah Fears' brother Jeremy playing for Michigan State tonight vs. Duke.

Rod Walker @RodWalkerNola 1d

Pelicans' Trey Murphy (bilateral patellar tendinopathy) listed as probable for Wednesday's home game against the Brooklyn Nets.

Trendon Watford (right ankle sprain) and Yves Missi (left knee contusion/bone bruise) have both been ruled OUT.