Like a growing number of NBA Mascots, the character has a unique connection not just to the team, but to the city and surrounding area. Cleveland is known worldwide as the rock and roll city, due to famed Cleveland radio disc jockey Alan Freed, who popularized the phrase "rock and roll", breaking new ground and sparking a music explosion.
Freed called himself the "Moondog", and his listeners were "Moondoggers". When the Cavaliers looked to create a new mascot which represents the city, Moondog was a natural selection.
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That is the correct spelling of the plural noun "cavaliers" (horsemen). The capitalized form is used for the Royalists of the English Civil War, or the Cleveland NBA basketball team.
there have been 7 dogs used for the mascot
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The Cavaliers were the supporters of the king - King Charles I. The other name used for them is 'Royalists'.
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It's not that he's important, he's just a regular mascot used for entertainment
Cobi was used as the official mascot of the Olympics in 1992. The games were held in Barcelona, and so the mascot design was a Catalan sheepdog using a cubist style.
Lebron James used to be #23 on the Cleveland Cavaliers, but he left and joined the Miami Heat. When he joined the heat in 2010 with Bosh and Wade he is now #6
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