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humor The Onion 2026-04-03

Pelicans-Kings Game Ends After Both Teams Fail to Catch a Break

In a shocking display of incompetence, the New Orleans Pelicans and Sacramento Kings struggled to recover even the simplest of tip-offs, with one player even getting a volleyball mixed up with a basketball


<p>SACRAMENTO, CA—Following an extended series of failed attempts, Friday night’s matchup between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Sacramento Kings reportedly ended with neither team’s players proving able to recover a tipoff. According to sources in attendance, both the 25-52 Pelicans and the 20-57 Kings failed to gain possession of the opening jump ball and [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/pelicans-kings-game-ends-after-neither-team-able-to-recover-tipoff/">Pelicans-King...

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