The national media discover the Pelicans' King Cake Baby mascot
 

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Long before*Pierre the Pelican became a national celebrity*for his*once-frightening visage, the New Orleans Hornets' sub-mascot, King Cake Baby, was alarming people and becoming a local social media sensation.

Now that Pierre has had reconstructive surgery, it seems the national media have discovered*what we've already known for a while: King Cake Baby is f-r-e-a-k-y.*

Today*Bleacher Report filed a story*on KCB ("a grotesque creature that looks like it survives off some wicked concoction of stolen baby candy and tears"), and Dan Devine of Yahoo! Sports*penned an essay:


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