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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.
Team | Mascot(s) | Photo |
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Atlanta Hawks | Skyhawk | |
Brooklyn Nets | BrooklyKnight | |
Charlotte Bobcats | Rufus D. Lynx | |
Chicago Bulls | Da Bull | |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Whammer, The Wizard | |
Denver Nuggets | Maxie Miner[3] | |
Detroit Pistons | Sir Slam A Lot | |
Houston Rockets | Booster, Turbo | |
Golden State Warriors | Thunder, Berserker | |
Indiana Pacers | Hoop T Dunker Bowser – Boomer's counterpart, Pete M. Panther |
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Los Angeles Clippers | Sam Dunk | |
New Jersey Nets | Duncan the Dragon SuperDunk Sly the Silver Fox Mini Sly |
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New Orleans Hornets | Hugo (Current mascot of the Charlotte Hornets) |
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Philadelphia 76ers | Hip Hop[a] Lil Hip Hop Big Shot[b] Hoops |
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Portland Trail Blazers | Sparky Bigfoot |
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Sacramento Kings | The Gorilla | |
Seattle SuperSonics | Squatch, The Wheedle |
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Toronto Raptors | Stripes | |
Washington Bullets | Hoops | |
Washington Wizards | G. Wiz |
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]
Year | Mascot | Team |
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2005 | Clutch[7] | Houston Rockets |
2006 | Jazz Bear[8] | Utah Jazz |
2007 | Hugo the Hornet[9] | New Orleans Hornets |
2008 | Jazz Bear (2)[8] | Utah Jazz |
2009 | Rumble the Bison[10] | Oklahoma City Thunder |
2010 | Bango[10] | Milwaukee Bucks |
2011 | Grizz[11] | Memphis Grizzlies |
2012 | Crunch the Wolf[12] | Minnesota Timberwolves |
2013 | Clutch (2)[13] | Houston Rockets |
2014 | The Coyote[14] | San Antonio Spurs |
2015 | Benny the Bull[15] | Chicago Bulls |
2016 | Stuff the Magic Dragon[16] | Orlando Magic |
2017 | Stuff the Magic Dragon (2) | Orlando Magic |
2018 | Jazz Bear (3)[17] | Utah Jazz |
2019 | Rocky the Mountain Lion | Denver Nuggets |
2020 | The Coyote (2) | San Antonio Spurs |
2021 | Clutch (3) | Houston Rockets |
2022 | Chuck the Condor | Los Angeles Clippers |
2023 | Harry the Hawk | Atlanta Hawks |
2024 | TBD | TBD |
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