Meet David Grubb
Born in Detroit and raised in New Orleans, David Grubb has nearly 20 years of experience in journalism, broadcasting, and communications. An alumnus of Edna Karr High School and Wake Forest University, David began his career in front of the camera at KLAX-TV in Alexandria, La., and WGGB-TV in Springfield, Mass. After a diversion into public relations and marketing, he rejoined the sports world in 2013 as a Sports Information Director for Southern University at New Orleans and the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, as well as being a regular contributor to SportsNola.com. Since that time he’s grown into a multimedia presence, covering LSU, high school football, and primarily the New Orleans Pelicans for The Bird Writes and Crescent City Sports.
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The News, My Views
“I am a professional sportswriter, among other things, and I take the games seriously. It is only one of my many powerful addictions, and I don’t mind admitting any of them.”
– Hunter S. Thompson
Zion is no “savior” but he’s the face of a new era for Pelicans
The excitement that began when the New Orleans Pelicans won the NBA Draft Lottery reached its apex on Thursday evening with an eruption in Fulton Alley. Once NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that Duke freshman Zion Williamson was finally and officially a New...
Pelicans agree to trade Anthony Davis to Lakers
Anthony Davis has been traded. After 139 days of speculation, smokescreens, contradictions and plenty of predictions, the most decorated player in the history of the New Orleans Pelicans is gone. According to a report by ESPN Senior Basketball Insider Adrian...
Anthony Davis saga reaches point of exhaustion on brink of trade
If ESPN ever decides to do a 30 for 30 documentary on the Anthony Davis trade saga, they may need a few nights to tell the complete story. As more and more reports, ‘Woj Bombs’ and leaks come out, Pelicans fans are more than ready to begin their embrace of...