Seasons

New Orleans Arena during the Hornets-Magic game on January 12.




Some day people are going to figure out that basketball season in New Orleans begins after the Saints are finished.

More than 18,000 tickets were sold for Saturday night’s Hornets game at the hive, the third sell out this season. Fans witnessed an exciting win over the San Antonio Spurs 96-72, extending the Hornets' winning streak to eight games.

Fans surpassed the attendance benchmark the Hornets Business Council said they needed to meet to send a strong signal to the NBA, which owns the team.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that attendance dips slightly at the end of February and picks back up during March. These are all predictable realities of the NOLA sports and entertainment schedule. People will show up for Hornets games when it's time to show up for Hornets games. No amount of pompous cajoling from politicians and media is going to change that. Nor should it.