What is Smoothie King Center?
[[File:New Orleans Arena, exterior view, 10 January 2022 (cropped).jpg|thumb|View of the outside of Smoothie King Center]] '''Smoothie King Center''' is a multi-use arena located in [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] that serves as the home for the [[New Orleans Pelicans]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). The arena was also the home of the [[New Orleans Brass]] of the [[ECHL]] from 1999 until 2002. The [[New Orleans VooDoo]] of the [[Arena Football League]] (AHL) played in the arena from 2004 until 2005, 2007 until 2008, and 2011 until 2015. They first started to build the stadium on November 30, 1995. The arena opened on October 29, 1999 and the first event was a game between the New Orleans Brass and [[Baton Rouge Kingfish]] on October 29, 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ssf/2009/10/new_orleans_arena_in_its_10th.html|accessdate=December 7, 2023|title=New Orleans Arena, in its 10th year, took wheeling and dealing to come to fruition|publisher=[[The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate|The Times-Picayune]]|archive-date=December 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204081046/http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ssf/2009/10/new_orleans_arena_in_its_10th.html|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> On May 10, 2002, the league approved a deal that saw the original [[Charlotte Hornets]] move to New Orleans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/New_Orleans_Approved.html|accessdate=December 7, 2023|title=Move To New Orleans Approved|publisher=Charlotte Hornets|archive-date=August 5, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020805150133/http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/New_Orleans_Approved.html|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> The Hornets would move into arena but before they did, they told the state government to force the Brass to pay for upgrades to arena so it could change between hockey and basketball. The Brass could not do this and were forced to fold because of it. The Hornets had their first game in the arena on October 30, 2002. In their fir