Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans will have to overcome the embarrassment of their team's name when they take to the court for the new NBA season.
TODAY the New Orleans Pelicans begin their NBA campaign.
What's that? PELICANS?!
For real. The freshly renamed New Orleans franchise has taken on a lethargic sea bird as its mascot, despite countless other threatening and intimidating options being available.
But, believe it or not, their new name isn't the worst going around. Not even close.
Here are a few more shockers:
Akron's new name, the Rubber Ducks, is right up there with the worst we've seen. Source: No Source
AKRON RUBBERDUCKS
Akron is known as the rubber capital of the world, but does that mean its double-A baseball affiliate of the Cleveland Indians should be named after a member of the bath menagerie?
The RubberDucks named was first floated in 2009, but it took a new owner this year to have the balls to make the switch from the longstanding Akron Aeros moniker.
Nothing scares opposition teams more than the sight of a dog that lives below your ankle line. Source: No Source
EL PASO CHIHUAHUAS
"Ar".
"AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR!"
Presumably the newly-formed triple-A baseball outfit has a team chant featuring the kind of high-pitched barking you'd normally be able to silence with a fly swat.
Beware a dose of their good health... Source: No Source
SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FIGHTING ARTICHOKES
They're not just regular artichokes...
Team names don't get much more tasty (or benign) than Montgomery's much-loved Biscuits. Source: No Source
MONTGOMERY BISCUITS
Damn, this team plays some tasty baseball.
They'd want to, after serving up a name like that.
Let's face it, this one stinks. Source: No Source
FL FART
Put it down to a lost in translation moment or put it down to the club having a sense of humour, but Fotballaget Fart is a women's football team in Norway's first division.
The team finally won a match this season after going winless since October 2011. Apparently 2012 really stank.
It does what it says on the box. Source: No Source
THAILAND TOBACCO MONOPOLY FC
Classic evil genius mistake No.43 - announcing your plans for domination in the name of the football team you sponsor.
Dirtbags are sometimes a marginalised group, and with good reason, but these ones have their own meeting place. Source: No Source
LONG BEACH STATE DIRTBAGS
Here's a name to inspire confidence in parents everywhere.
Dirtbags is actually a reference to the team's humble beginnings, when they played on a derelict, dirty field. Turns out they're actually proud of it.
Fear the mighty Banana Slug. Source: No Source
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ BANANA SLUGS
Apparently this college football team's rushing game needs some work.
They can, however, lay claim to a piece of Hollywood history, with John Travolta donning one of their t-shirts in cult film Pulp Fiction (below).
Hollywood royalty embraced the great tradition of the Banana Slugs when John Travolta donned a team t-shirt in Pulp Fiction. Source: No Source
31 Oct, 2013
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Source: http://www.news.com.au/national/we-list-some-of-the-worst-weirdest-and-most-embarrassing-team-names-in-world-sport/story-e6frfkp9-1226750323482?from=public_rss
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