One of the New Orleans Pelicans mascots is a Pelican. His name is Pierre, and after a makeover he’s looking pretty normal these days. But the Pelicans also have a second mascot of sorts. His name is King Cake Baby -- named after the Mardi Gras pastry -- and he’s horrifying.
So when you have an NBA All-Star Game in town, what do you do? Trot out a giant baby mascot to mix in with the league’s elite, of course.
Or at least have him bother Charles Barkley on his birthday:
The @KingCakeBaby joined the #InsidetheNBA set to help celebrate Chuck's 54th B-Day 🎂 pic.twitter.com/bQVsUO3fDi
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 20, 2017
Ok it’s actually weirder that Kenny Smith wanted to see what was under King Cake Baby’s bib. I can never unsee that.
