The NBA has reportedly made the decision to hold the 2017 NBA All-Star game in New Orleans. The game was set to be held in Charlotte, but the league took the game away from them, because North Carolina passed a law that limits anti-discrimination protections for L-G-B-T people. It would be the third time New Orleans has hosted the game since 2008.

When it comes to flood relief efforts, LSU Coach Les Miles and dozens of football players visit a shelter in Baton Rouge where hundreds of flood victims have used as a temporary home. Running back Leonard Fournette told reporters his sprained ankle will be fine for the season opener against Wisconsin.

Also two trucks of flood relief items are headed to Baton Rouge from South Carolina University. Alabama men’s basketball coach and former Southern University star Avery Johnson has sent semi-truck full of supplies from Tuscaloosa.

The Saints hold another joint practice with the Houston Texans today and then they’ll play the Texans in a preseason game on Saturday night in NRG Stadium.