The big picture: King Cake Baby is back in the Smoothie King Center for Mardi Gras. The diaper-clad mascot will be at all home games through Feb. 25, Pelicans spokesperson Sam Shannon says.

the New Orleans NBA team unveils a seasonal King Cake Baby mascot (which is absolutely terrifying, by the way). Finding the baby in a slice of king cake can mean good luck. Some traditions in New ...