Credit: NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 09: Ellie the Elephant, aka "Big Ellie," the New York Liberty mascot, at the game against the Connecticut Suns at Barclays Center on May 09, 2025 in New York City.

"I'll be honest. Everybody thinks you're cuckoo for cocoa puffs. You got a good church going on and you hit the eject button and now you're the international man of fu Manchu mystery," said Pastor ...