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Smoothie King Center

Home of the New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans, LA

Still to visit

Teams

  • New Orleans Pelicans

    NBA · basketball

    2002–present

  • New Orleans Hornets

    NBA · basketball

    2002–2013

Also known as New Orleans Arena · Mercedes-Benz Superdome Arena

Stadium facts

Capacity
16,867
NBA basketball. College basketball and NBA playoff games are listed at 18,500. Concerts are listed at 17,971.Source for capacity
Opened
October 29, 1999
Opened as New Orleans Arena. Ground broken November 30, 1995.Source for opened
Cost
$114 million
Construction cost on the arena page.Source for cost

Names and sponsors

  • New Orleans Arena

    1999–2014

    Source

  • Smoothie King Center

    2014–present

    The page says a 10-year renaming agreement was announced on February 5, 2014, before that year's NBA All-Star Game. No dollar amount was taken from the page.

    Source

  • The Blender

    Nickname

    Source

  • The Nest

    Nickname

    Source

Timeline

  1. 1999

  2. 2002

  3. 2002

  4. 2004

  5. 2006

  6. 2008

  7. 2014

October 29, 1999

Opens as New Orleans Arena

The arena opened on October 29, 1999, as New Orleans Arena, at a cost of $114 million. Its first tenant was the New Orleans Brass of the ECHL, who played their first home game there in 1999. The Hornets were still three years away.

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