Twelve players were members of the 2017 Western Conference All-Star team, which outlasted the East squad 192-182 in February. Six of those well-known basketball names will be on the Smoothie King Center hardwood Oct. 20, in an extremely star-studded home contest for the New Orleans Pelicans.
This evening the NBA announced its slate of marquee games for the opening week of the 2017-18 regular season, including a meeting between defending NBA champion Golden State and New Orleans. The game will take place Friday, Oct. 20, and will be broadcast nationally by ESPN. Tip-off for Warriors-Pelicans will be at 8:30 p.