The Pelicans have been slugging through another disappointing season that has already seen the organization fire head coach Willie Green . One bright spot for the Pelicans though has been the play of rookie forward Derik Queen , who recently added to his list of early highlights with a steal and a slam dunk against the Atlanta Hawks. Expand Tweet

The Pelicans were already on their way to their ninth straight loss as they trailed by close to 20 points to the Hawks as the fourth quarter winded down. Hawks guard Vit Krejci was dribbling out the clock as the game was about to come to a close. But Derik Queen, who obviously believes in the mantra of ‘play hard until the buzzer rings,’ snuck up on Krejci, came up with a steal, and proceeded to go coast to coast and finish with a slam dun

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