A moment of silence ahead of tonight’s game for the loss of a member of the Pelicans family - Carley McCord. Marty Brady, 22, said the lights went out at his apartment a couple of hundred metres or so away from where the plane crashed just as he was making his morning coffee. McCord was a Baton Rouge native and sports reporter for WDSU-TV in New Orleans and appeared as a sideline reporter for ESPN, according to her website. McCord was also part of the game-day entertainment staff for the NFL's New Orleans Saints and the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans, regularly appearing in promotional segments broadcast during games. "Carley was a valued member of both our New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans family as an in-game host and her infectious personality and knowledge of both teams entertained our fans," the two teams said.​

Source: Stuff December 28, 2019 22:41 UTC