The New Orleans Pelicans have been ravaged by injuries over the course of a highly disappointing 2015-16 season, and a voodoo practitioner believes supernatural powers may be to blame.
According to Brett Dawson of the Advocate, New Orleans-based voodoo priest Belfazaar Ashantison feels as though the Pels are cursed: "I do believe, honestly, that they are jinxed, for lack of a better word. I think there's a negative energy that keeps surrounding them."
Per Dawson, Ashantison's declaration comes at a time when seven players are on the season-ending injury list for the 27-46 Pelicans, including superstar big man Anthony Davis.