Where do the New Orleans Pelicans play basketball?
Smoothie King Center

The Smoothie King Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. The arena opened in 1999 as New Orleans Arena and has been home to the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA) since 2002. The Smoothie King Center is adjacent to the New Orleans Saints football stadium, the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The arena seats 17,805 for concerts, 16,867 for Pelicans games and hockey, but can expand to 18,500 for college basketball and Pelicans playoff games. The arena has 2,800 club seats and 56 luxury suites.

Finding out where the New Orleans Pelicans play basketball is important when planning your sports trip. Depending on the time of the year and what other New Orleans sports teams are in town, you might be able to see multiple sports events when planning your vacation. Elite Sports Tours can not only help you figure out where the New Orleans Pelicans play basketball, but where the other teams in New Orleans play also.

They play more than just jazz music in the city of New Orleans! The Big Easy has a ton of culture and a unique lifestyle that is portrayed at all the awesome sporting events played in New Orleans. 

New Orleans is the home to two major professional sports franchises in the New Orleans Saints (NFL) and the New Orleans Pelicans (NBA). New Orleans also is the home of Tulane University, who competes in the American Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I football, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's tennis, men's baseball and women's volleyball and beach volleyball. 

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