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Terrifying Pierre the Pelican photo of the night

This will happen at 41 Pelicans home games this season.

by Ricky O'Donnell
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Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

The season chugs onward, but the Pelicans' mascot hasn't gotten any less weird. Stay away, kids.

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