Singer Ciara hugs Sly, the Nets mascot, during NBA basketball Wednesday night, Dec. 20, 2006 in East Rutherford, N.J. The New Jersey Nets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 113-111. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun Stock
New Jersey Nets mascot Sly dunks the ball during an NBA basketball game Saturday, April 11, 2009 in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun Stock Photo - Alamy
New Jersey Nets mascot Sly dunks the ball during an NBA basketball game Saturday, April 11, 2009 in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun Stock Photo - Alamy
Singer Ciara is greeted by Sly, the Nets mascot, as she attended the New Jersey Nets game against the Cleveland Cavaliers during NBA basketball Wednesday night, Dec. 20, 2006 in East Rutherford
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New Jersey Nets mascot Sly dunks the ball during an NBA basketball game Saturday, April 11, 2009 in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun Stock Photo - Alamy
New Jersey Nets mascot Sly dunks the ball during an NBA basketball game Saturday, April 11, 2009 in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun Stock Photo - Alamy
New Jersey Nets mascot Sly dunks the ball during an NBA basketball game Saturday, April 11, 2009 in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun Stock Photo - Alamy
New Jersey Nets mascot Sly dunks the ball during an NBA basketball game Saturday, April 11, 2009 in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun Stock Photo - Alamy
New Jersey Nets mascot Sly dunks the ball during an NBA basketball game Saturday, April 11, 2009 in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun Stock Photo - Alamy
New Jersey Nets mascot Sly dunks the ball during an NBA basketball game Saturday, April 11, 2009 in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun Stock Photo - Alamy