page_title: Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans Hornets
hierarchical_section_title: Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans Hornets
caption_attribution_description: New Orleans Arena back open after Hurricane Katrina. Photo by Nick22aku
context_page_description: Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans, Louisiana on August 29, 2005, and caused extensive damage to the New Orleans Arena. As a result, the National Basketball Association's New Orleans Hornets were unable to play any home games at the Arena for both the entire 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, and temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to become the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. After playing the majority of home games for both the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, the Hornets returned to New Orleans for the 2007–08 season.
  Following the success of the Hornets' tenure in the city, the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City for the 2008–09 season, where they now compete as the Oklahoma City Thunder.
context_section_description: Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans, Louisiana on August 29, 2005, and caused extensive damage to the New Orleans Arena. As a result, the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s New Orleans Hornets were unable to play any home games at the Arena for both the entire 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, and temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to become the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. After playing the majority of home games for both the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, the Hornets returned to New Orleans for the 2007–08 season.
  Following the success of the Hornets' tenure in the city, the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City for the 2008–09 season, where they now compete as the Oklahoma City Thunder.
caption: The New Orleans Arena in May 2006.
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