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List of NBA mascots

National Basketball Association (NBA) team mascots are as follows. Two mascots, Go the Gorilla and Rocky the Mountain Lion were ranked fourth[1] and ninth[2] respectively on AskMen.com's top 10 sports mascots. As of now, four teams do not have a mascot, namely the Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, and Golden State Warriors.

Current mascots

Former mascots

Mascot of the Year

In 1997, the mascots started having an annual meeting at the NBA Mascot Conference. Since 2005, the conference also selects an individual to be honored as the top professional in the league, the Mascot of the Year.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Replaced by new owners following the 2012 season.[4]
  2. ^ Retired when the 76ers departed the Spectrum following the 1996 season.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Top 10: Sports Mascots. (page 2)". AskMen. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  2. ^ "Top 10: Sports Mascots (page 1)". AskMen. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "A look back at Denver Nuggets' history". Denver Stiffs. August 10, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Sixers say goodbye to Hip-Hop
  5. ^ Philadelphia 76ers introduce their new mascot, doggone it. (Video) - Philadelphia Business Journal
  6. ^ Alum named NBA Mascot of the Year
  7. ^ Mascot of the Year: Houston's own Clutch.
  8. ^ a b "NBA Mascots To Celebrate Dixie State's Mascot's Birthday At February Basketball Games". Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
  9. ^ "NBA Mascot of the Year". Archived from the original on 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
  10. ^ a b NBA Mascot of the Year
  11. ^ Memphis' 'Grizz' named 2011 NBA Mascot of the Year
  12. ^ Congratulations, Crunch!
  13. ^ Barajas, Erik (August 19, 2013). "Rockets' Clutch the Bear wins best mascot title in NBA". ABC. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
  14. ^ Whitaker, Lang (August 1, 2014). "San Antonio Coyote Named Mascot of the Year". All Ball. NBA. Archived from the original on August 1, 2014. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  15. ^ Chicago's Benny the Bull named NBA Mascot of the Year
  16. ^ @OrlandoMagic (29 July 2016). "Wooooooohooooooooo!!! RETWEET to congratulate @STUFFMagic on being named @NBA Mascot of the Year!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Utah Jazz: Jazz Bear returns to the top, earns third Mascot of the Year Award

External links

Media related to National Basketball Association mascots at Wikimedia Commons