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Line 9: − − The Pelicans have retired one jersey number, '''7''', which was the uniform number of basketball legend [[Pete Maravich]], for his accomplishments during his college career at [[Louisiana State University]] and with the New Orleans Jazz, the city's original NBA team. Line 19:
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After the [[damage]] to New Orleans from [[Hurricane Katrina]], the team played some of their home [[game]]s in [[Oklahoma City]] at the Ford Center for the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons (and temporarily rebranded the team as the '''New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets'''; the popularity of NBA basketball in Oklahoma City ultimately led an Oklahoma-based group to purchase the Seattle SuperSonics and relocate the team to Oklahoma City in 2008).
After the [[damage]] to New Orleans from [[Hurricane Katrina]], the team played some of their home [[game]]s in [[Oklahoma City]] at the Ford Center for the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons (and temporarily rebranded the team as the '''New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets'''; the popularity of NBA basketball in Oklahoma City ultimately led an Oklahoma-based group to purchase the Seattle SuperSonics and relocate the team to Oklahoma City in 2008).
The Pelicans have never appeared in the NBA Finals.
The Pelicans have never appeared in the NBA Finals.
*[[Memphis Grizzlies]]
*[[Memphis Grizzlies]]
*[[San Antonio Spurs]]
*[[San Antonio Spurs]]
==Retired Numbers==
No player having played for the Pelicans has had his number retired by the team.
In addition to #6, retired league-wide for [[Bill Russell]], the Pelicans retired the number '''7''' in honor of [[Pete Maravich]], who played for the city's original franchise (the [[Utah Jazz|New Orleans Jazz]]) as well as for [[Louisiana State University]] during which he became the NCAA's all-time leading scorer.
==Official Team Website==
==Official Team Website==