Shaquille O’Neal injected humor into ESPN’s halftime coverage of the Knicks’ record-setting playoff rout of the Hawks by staging a mock CPR on Atlanta’s mascot. The Hawks trailed by an unprecedented ...

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Sports mascots do more than just wave from the sidelines. They sell the joy of the game, calm nervous crowds, and turn timeouts into memories that outlive final scores. Some became viral stars, others ...