Random NBA .GIF of the Day: Joakim Noah playfully threatens to fight Piston's mascot.

DUDES, JOAKIM NOAH IS THE BESTEST.

Via: nbaoffseason (h/t @treykerby)

Milwaukee Bucks' mascot, Bango beats up Miami Heat fans.

What a jerk. Scaring the Lakers were funny and all, but this is taking it too far, Bango. The ending was pretty creative, though, tying in Dwyane Wade's nightmare scene in the Gatorade commercial gets you a few bonus points on my imaginary NBA mascot power ranking.

Bucks mascot, Bango fails to scare Kobe Bryant and others.

Remember when Milwaukee Bucks mascot, Bango scared Dwight Howard a week ago on his way to the locker room? Well, here is the full video of the inflatable mascot scaring other players and people on that same day.

SILLY BANGO, DON'T YOU KNOW THAT KOBE BRYANT DON'T FLINCH, HE HAS NO TIME FOR YOUR CHILDISH ANTICS. 

Buck's mascot, Bango scares Dwight Howard.

Ugh. Don't you hate it when you have a game to play in a few hours and on your way to the dressing room, a large inflatable deer in a basketball uniform jumps out of no where to scare the living daylights out of you? I know, just the worst. But it could have been worse, as a self-proclaimed expert of NBA mascots, I know for a fact that Clutch the Bear, Houston Rockets mascot would have done way more damage, just not sure who will end up on the least desirable end of it.

Benny the Bull recreates Jeremy Evan's portrait dunk.

I told you he was the coolest.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BENNY THE BULL.

Happy Birthday, Benny. Via: @bennythebull

Some of you might know, just from my profile picture, that Benny the Bull is my everything. While I am not associated with any particular team or is a dedicated fan of any, Benny makes a strong case for the Bulls. There is no other mascot that have pants-ed players on the opposing team, got dumped on Jerry Springer, flash mobbed a train, mastered the art of physical comedy and is able to throw down the best dunks and dance moves like Benny.

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He's the best.

Heat mascot, Burnie performs "Single Ladies" on a ledge, in high heels.

Beside for the part where Burnie almost killed him or herself, this is probably one of the greatest things, a mascot has ever done. Burnie might have a green basketball for a nose and looks like a rejected sesame street character, but as ugly as it may be, it deserves all the props for going up that high in the stands to promote a Beyonce show.

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The New Official Logo of the New Orleans Pelicans.

Via: @NBA

About a month ago, the New Orleans Hornets under new management have decided to change their nickname from the Hornets to the Pelicans. As you all know, or if you have just started to follow the blog, I am on Team Pelican and is fully supportive of the change. I was persuaded of the mascot opportunities and countless of YouTube videos that featured these vicious aquatic birds, which I strongly recommend you to check out before criticizing the name. You will be surprised.

The logo itself turned out pretty well, while I prefer their current unique color scheme of Creole Blue, Dark Purple. Mardi Gras Gold and White. The Blue, Red and Gold is alright, but it has already been done by the Cleveland Cavaliers, so that's a little disappointing. Here are the alternate logos and their descriptions.

This is some information on the colors chosen:

Okay, I get the why they chose blue and gold, but what is up with description of red. "It also represents the legend of the mother pelican pricking her own breast to feed her young in times of need, doing whatever it takes to endure." What is this? Did they run out of ideas and decided to watch a pelican feature on Animal Planet? We don't need to know that. Gross.

Source: NBA

The 2012-2013 Los Angeles Lakers season described in two videos.

The Los Angeles Lakers came into this season with a revamped roster that included 4 All Stars that set out to get another Championship banner for the franchise. But to everyone's surprise, the team has been a total failure. They are now sitting below .500 and if they keep playing at their current pace, they are going to be out of playoff contention.

It is not fun to be a Laker right now, the team has issues, and guys are just not getting along. (Except for Steve Nash and Metta World Peace, they seem friendly.)

The fans aren't taking it any better.

There is always next year. Who cares if they are older, defense is not important.

Andre Drummond and the Pistons' Mascot Gets into a Lightsaber Fight in the new Star Wars movie.

George Lucas is at at it again, making more changes to to his classic Star Wars film franchise. He has dedicated his latest work to his beloved Detroit Pistons basketball team. Here's a sneak peak at the newly revised movie. Warning: Contains spoilers. R2-D2 dies and so does Yoda.

Looks like in this sequel, Andre Drummond will be playing General Grievous (because their body matches up perfectly), who has apparently joined with the Jedi forces, while Hooper will continue his Galactic conquest as Darth Vader.

Hey George, if you need any movie posters, I got you.