The Blame Game: Anthony Davis and the Pelicans Must End This

The national television cameras are coming to New Orleans on Thursday night, and boy isn’t this the type of game the NBA wishes it could flex out. Knicks at Hawks, anyone? The chances to see Vince Carter play could be dwindling. Hornets at Magic? It’s an All-Star matchup between Kemba Walker and Nikola Vucevic, with seeding in the conference playoffs at stake.

How about a replay of that hilarious All-Star draft? Or three hours of Shaq and Barkley hurling insults at each other?

Anything to avoid putting the Pelicans under the microscope.

To recap: In late January, Anthony Davis publicly requested a trade in a transparent attempt to get New Orleans to ship him to the Lakers. The Pelicans didn’t,…