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Meghan L. Hall

The Chicago Sky’s new mascot had hoops fans dropping so many Ellie the Elephant jokes

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The Chicago Sky introduced a new mascot earlier this week, and the jokes immediately started flying.

Chicago seemingly knew that its previous mascot — Sky Guy — wouldn’t cut it anymore with fans. (Sky Guy was all kinds of creepy, and, if I’m honest, he looked like The Crimson Chin. So, it was probably best to move on.) The franchise has reimagined its once underwhelming mascot and rebranded it as a blue braid-wearing lion named Skye the Lioness.

According to a team release, a lioness was chosen to embody strength, feminine power, and grace and to symbolize the courage to overcome obstacles. It’s also a solid nod to the city of Chicago, where lions serve as guardians of the Art Institute of Chicago. Skye makes her debut on Wednesday against the Washington Mystics.

Right away, fans realized Skye would face stiff competition from New York Liberty staple Ellie the Elephant as the WNBA’s best mascot.

Of course, the Ellie jokes started flying, and we can not stop giggling.

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