It felt like foreshadowing that, as part of the team’s flashy pregame introductions before home games this season, the Pelicans chose not to introduce head coach Willie Green (an unusual move by league norms). He was simply not mentioned. That was again the case before the Pelicans fell to 2-10 on the season Friday night, losing to the Lakers.

The Pelicans have fired Green as head coach after four-plus seasons, the team announced Saturday morning . New Orleans assistant head coach James Borrego — the former Charlotte coach — will take over as the interim head coach.

“After careful evaluation, we have made the difficult decision to make a change at head coach,” Pelicans Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars said in a statement. “I have the utmost respect for Wil

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