The Hornets' ticket sales have been strong enough this season that they will not need financial inducements from the State of Louisiana.

The state incentives could have run as high as $6.8 million if the Hornets had consistently played to crowds of less than 80 percent capacity.

"The partnership was designed so we could get the fans engaged and if they did not, we would have a fallback with the state," team president Hugh Weber said. "The good news is that we're not going to be put in that position this year. So it speaks to the fans, but also it speaks to the partnership and how it was thought through."