For the second time this season, ABC has picked up a Hornets game to broadcast to the nation. It certainly helps that New Orleans is playing well this season.

New Orleans will host Golden State on April 6, and thanks ABC, it'll also host the nation. Tipoff is set for noon, a change from the original 6 p.m. time.

CST won't televise the game anymore, though, because of an ABC-NBA contract.

“We are honored and proud to once again have our team showcased on a national stage on ABC,” Hornets owner George Shinn said in a release. “We are also thrilled to have the opportunity to show the rest of the country that the best fans in the NBA are right here in New Orleans.”

New Orleans' game at Detroit on Sunday will be televised by ABC at noon, the first time the Hornets have been on ABC since the network picked up NBA telecasts in 2002.

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