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There's a tradition, especially in New Orleans, to have a King Cake during Mardi Gras. It's a festive cake with a small, plastic baby hidden inside which will bring you luck if you find it. This tradition has translated into the horrifying King Cake Baby, a mascot brought out around Mardi Gras season by the New Orleans Pelicans.


via @PelicansNBA

This is coming from an NBA team who recently gave their year round mascot "plastic surgery" to make his face a little less scary.


via PelicansNBA & @jfalgout27

Amidst all the haters, there's no doubt that Joey Crawford will be missed for his impressive procession of awkward trips, falls, and barrel rolls as he wipes the gym floor with his gleaming bald dome of a head.

At least Crawford who was infamous for making the gutsy, more controversial calls left it all out on the court.

So this happened, and you just "can't even" because you are literally dying.

The British Royal Family met the royal family of the United States on Monday at the Brooklyn Nets vs Cleveland Cavaliers game in New York.

Jay-Z and Beyonce walked over to meet and greet Prince William and Kate Middleton during the 3rd and 4th quarters, while "God Save the Queen" and "Crazy In Love" blasted through the Barclays Center, according to US Weekly.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are in the U.S. for a three-day tour, and the epic basketball game meetup followed a brief meeting with President Obama Monday at the White House.

Breaking News: Ballmer signs a new coach for the Clippers:

Here's how the players are reacting:

Commissioner Silver thank you for protecting our beautiful and powerful league!! Great leader!! #BiggerThanBasketball #StriveForGreatness

— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 29, 2014

Big ups to Adam Silver. I think this is a very appropriate way to handle this situation. Now it's up to the owners to make him sell.

— Mario Chalmers (@mchalmers15) April 29, 2014

'Standing ovation' for Commissioner Silver. Big time decision standing up for the league and it's players. Now, Gotta see it through

— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) April 29, 2014

Great move by the @NBA today! #NoPlaceInOurGameForThis #NoPlaceInLifeForThis

— JR Smith (@TheRealJRSmith) April 29, 2014

With time winding down and the Thunder down, Kevin Durant hits a falling three to bring the Thunder within a point of the Grizzlies lead. They end up forcing overtime but ultimately losing.

In the first game of the playoffs between the Utah Jazz and the San Antonio Spurs and there's already something worth putting up on a blooper reel! Manu Ginobili drove down the court and missed a wide open dunk, thus earning his place in being the butt of many jokes for days to come.

[cosbysweaters]

So This Also Happened of the Day: In New Orleans filming Dog Fight, Will Ferrell took a break to announce the starting lineups at tonight's Bulls-Hornets matchup.

Hornets above, Bulls below:

[popwatch.]