The New Orleans Hornets are no more. The team has decided to officially change their name to the New Orleans Pelicans, and unveiled their logo in the process.
It's official. Here is the New Orleans Pelicans logo –> twitter.com/SportsCenter/s…
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 24, 2013
Can you dig it? (done in Shaq voice) RT @boweman55: The New Orleans Pelicans logo. I can dig it. bit.ly/V0bocs
— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) January 24, 2013
"Pelicans have existed on Earth for over 30 million years" #pelicanfacts RT @justinverrier:nba.com/hornets/new-or…"
— J.A. Adande (@jadande) January 24, 2013
UUUUGH RT @andyblarsen: @hpbasketball You might even say that "The Pelicans are struggling to keep their heads above water" #nyuknyuknyuk
— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) January 24, 2013
New Orleans Pelicans ?????
— PHAROAHE MONCH (@pharoahemonch) January 24, 2013
Hornets Or Pelicans … What's In A Name? wp.me/pPQKk-bAl
— Sekou Smith (@SekouSmithNBA) January 24, 2013
Pelicans logo designer Rodney Richardson provides a detailed look at the stories behind the marks he created: on.nba.com/14eOK43
— Jim Eichenhofer (@Jim_Eichenhofer) January 24, 2013