Pelicans’ home playoff game encounters unique scheduling conflict

The New Orleans Pelicans’ unlikely playoff run created an even more unlikely scheduling conflict this week at their home arena.

Smoothie King Center, home of the Pelicans, faced a unique issue because of the team’s first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Suns. Farrah Yvette of WDSU-TV in New Orleans reported Monday that Smoothie King Center was scheduled to host a No Limit Reunion concert on Friday night at 7:00 p.m. local time. However, the Pelicans’ first-round playoff berth meant that they were also hosting Game 3 against the Phoenix Suns at Smoothie King on Friday night at 8:30 p.m. local time. The conflict was still unresolved at the time of Yvette’s report on Monday morning.

Several hours later, though, Smoothie King Center announced the official rescheduling of the No Limit show to an undetermined later date, adding that the NBA holds precedence for the building. Rapper Master P later shared that the concert would take place on Apr. 30 instead.