The spectacle that’s expected to go down at the Smoothie King Center on Wednesday night will be unlike anything we’ve seen in the city of New Orleans.
There have been a few intense playoff games at the SKC in recent years, there’s even been a few matchups that have induced animosity from the home crowd toward certain players. But the levels of pure hatred and vitriol that’ll be oozing out of every corner of the arena the moment Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers step foot into the building will be unlike anything we’ve experienced in the 18 years the Pelicans have been in the Big Easy.
Hate and vitriol are words that are rarely associated with a town like New Orleans, which has traditionally always been about food, family and fun. That’s what makes holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas so special around these parts.
But Thanksgiving week will be turning into Hate Week this year in New Orleans, because as much as people in the bayou love a…
