I saw in the news a while ago that the Hornets will be henceforth known as the Pelicans. Intrigued, as I had no idea from whence Pelicans nee Hornets came, I've now discovered that the Los Angeles Lakers are named for the lakes of Minnesota, that the Utah Jazz are named for the music scene of New Orleans, that the Memphis Grizzlies are all about the bears that populate the Vancouver area -- and that the Charlotte Bobcats might want their original name of Hornets back now that it will be up for grabs again.
My goal is to visit NOLA in Feb 2014, so I guess I best bone up on the local team names. (Although, NOLA's reputation being what it is, I probably won't be in any mood to care which animal they choose to best represent their collective baller skills).
THE NEWS REGARDING MORPHING FROM HORNETS TO PELICANS:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/sports/basketball/new-orleans-hornets-changing-name-to-pelicans-in-nba-name-game.html?_r=0
THE NBA TEAM NAME HISTORY PRIMER:
http://mentalfloss.com/article/23115/origins-all-30-nba-team-names
NOLA FEB 2014 EVENTS ARE ALREADY FILLING THE CALENDAR:
http://eventful.com/neworleans/events/february
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