NBA’s New Orleans Hornets agree regional Fox deal

US regional sports network Fox Sports Southwest has agreed a long-term deal with the New Orleans Hornets, of the National Basketball Association, commencing in the 2012-13 season.

Fox Sports Southwest, which will rebrand as Fox Sports New Orleans, will show 75 regular season Hornets games live, including any fixtures not shown by the NBA’s national rights-holding broadcasters.

Coverage of the Hornets on Fox Sports New Orleans will include live pre-game and post-game programming.

The network is available to over 1.6 million households in the New Orleans area.