about some of the liberty's great players, like finals mvp jonquel jones, sabrina ionescu, or breanna stewartng hero, their mascot, ellie the elephant. all right? why an elephant? not a particularly new york animal. you could've easily gone with rhonda the rat. you know her catchphrase: "i just had a thousand babies." yeah, looks good for a new mom. ellie had replaced maddie, the golden retriever mascot named after the previous home arena, madison square garden. but don't you worry. maddie is fine. she's just been sent to a basketball team upstate where she can run around and trampoline dunk on that great backboard in the sky. ellie has been a real sensation this season, bringing her swag, her fun vibes and her great moves even to what would normally be very buttoned-down events. like here she is crashing a panel attended by nba commissioner adam silver. he's having fun. ain't no party like an adam silver party 'cause adam silver don't get invited to parties. [applause] i understand why he's a little reserved. he's not having the best time. he's not thrilled to have her out there. silver's up