By Sam Winston

The hosts of ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser said that the Hornets should 100 percent NOT stay in New Orleans.

“In post-Katrina New Orleans the economy isn’t strong enough to support anything but a football team. You can’t have a team that plays at home for 41 dates, you just can’t.” - Kornheiser

In referring to the NBA’s position on the issue and its relationship to Hornets owner George Shinn, Kornheiser said,

“Whether you like the owner or not, the owner is one of your partners, you can’t put him in this sort of liability.” Read the rest of this entry »