premise: New Orleans Pelicans compete in the Professional Basketball Association.
hypothesis: This article is about the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association . The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans . The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member club of the league 's Western Conference Southwest Division . The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans , Louisiana .