Overview
- Percy “Master P” Miller, now President of Basketball Operations at the University of New Orleans, revealed the new jumbotron on Oct. 14.
- Lakefront Arena had been without its original scoreboard since Hurricane Katrina destroyed it in 2005.
- UNO’s Privateers are set to host Sacramento State in an exhibition on Saturday, with Shaquille O’Neal identified as the Hornets’ coach in coverage.
- Miller cast the upgrade and exhibition as a community effort focused on entertainment, opportunity, and empowering the next generation.
- TMZ Sports reports it helped arrange the scrimmage, highlighting the media’s role in elevating the event.