When 10,000 people showed up the Smoothie King Center for an open practice, selling out the presale limit four days before the event, it seemed something special could be afoot. The New Orleans Pelicans answered a lot of questions about their fanbase last night.
The city of New Orleans came out to see their Pelicans on a Saturday afternoon.
The doors opened at 5 p.m., as the stadium was already filled-in by 5:15 p.m. for the 6 p.m. practice session.
Last year, the practice was well attended, drawing 7,500. This year, they blew that out of the water, especially with the high level of enthusiasm shown from Pelicans fans.