new orleans hornets

Starting next season the New Orleans Hornets will become the New Orleans Pelicans. Tom Benson, the new owner of the team, felt so strongly about re- branding the team that the process began before he actually purchased the team. FEAR THE PELICANS...

Check out what Jason Smith of the New Orleans Hornets did tonight to Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers. You be the judge for yourself. I personally don't think so but it is fun to assume!  

Apparently it was 80s night at New Orleans Arena for the Bulls/Hornets game.  Will Ferrell's hilarious rendition of the starting lineups was the pinnacle of the evening for Hornets fans.  After Ferrell had the crowd in stitches they were subjected to their team getting blasted by the Bulls, 90-67...

At the close of shop today, it looked like Chris Paul was headed west to play for the Lakers.  Los Angeles was set to ship Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom to New Orleans for Chris Paul. New Orleans and Houston were then going to do their own thing with a bunch of other players...

Former UTEP Miner and current Los Angeles Laker forward Derrick Caracter was arrested at an IHOP in downtown New Orleans early Sunday morning.  The 22 year old was arrested for allegedly striking a pregnant waitress.

Now that I've had a little time to catch my breath, if the rest of the NBA playoffs are like the first two days it's gonna be epic.  TNT has this famous catchphrase of '40 games in 40 nights.'  By night 22 Chuck, the Jet, EJ, and all the fans are usually sick of the playoffs.  Charles gets so grumpy he once called his producer a 'female body part' on national tv.  I have a feeling in 2011 after 40

No, filling out an NBA bracket is not quite as fun as the NCAA Tournament but here it goes!!!