{"id":756633,"date":"2026-06-09T13:06:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/756633\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:06:27","slug":"pelicans-add-new-leaders-to-health-and-performance-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/756633\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelicans add new leaders to health and performance staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) &#8211; The Pelicans front office announced two hires on Monday. Joe Sharpe is the team\u2019s new head athletic trainer, and David Cosgrave takes over as vice president of health and performance.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Pelicans have named David Cosgrave as Vice President of Health &amp; Performance and Joe Sharpe as Head Athletic Trainer<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Cosgrave spent over 12 years in the Premier League, contributing across performance environments at Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool FC, Stoke City, and Fulham\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NugAaE42U3\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/NugAaE42U3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PelicansNBA\/status\/2064076673230778668?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Sharpe has been in the league for over 20 years. He most recently was with the Charlotte Hornets from 2018-2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He has also worked with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Sharpe won two gold medals working as the athletic trainer for the USA men\u2019s basketball Olympic teams in 2012 and 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Cosgrave has an extensive soccer background. He has spent time with teams in the English Premier league, UEFA competition and Major League Soccer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Cosgrave will be in charge of all aspects of sports medicine, performance and health, looking to optimize player availability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cDavid Cosgrave and Joe Sharpe bring a level of professionalism and experience that immediately strengthens our organization and supports our commitment to build a fully integrated, best-in-class medical and performance team,\u201d said executive vice president of basketball operations Joe Dumars in a statement released by the Pelicans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">See a spelling or grammar error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox8live.com\/2026\/06\/09\/pelicans-add-new-leaders-health-performance-staff\/mailto:WVUE-digitalcontent@gray.tv\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here<\/a> to report it. 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