Smoothie King Center

Smoothie King Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is currently located in New Orleans’ Central Business District and is adjacent to Caesars Superdome. The arena first opened in 1999 as New Orleans Arena and has served as the home to the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans since 2002, The AFL’s New Orleans VooDoo from 2004-2008 and 2011-2015.

Today, the arena remains the home for the Hornets, who changed their names to The Pelicans in 2013. And The Hornets/Pelicans have found success. They have enjoyed a winning record of 341–275 (.554) during the regular season and 15–9 (.625) during the playoffs in home games played at the New Orleans Arena/Smoothie King Center as of the close of the 2018–19 season.