Cheerleaders in professional basketball leagues like the NBA are very similar to those found in professional football leagues. Squads are usually made up of dance teams or cheerleaders and the focus is on supporting the team they are cheering on. Cheerleading squads on professional basketball teams, just like those on professional football teams, spend a lot of time in the field of public relations. Most of his time is spent promoting the basketball team itself and participating in the team’s fundraising efforts for various agencies.
Cheerleading is believed to have started in the 1800s and was primarily popular in the high school and college scenes until around 1960, when it made its debut on the professional sports field with the Baltimore Colts claiming the right to be the first NFL team in cheer. equipment. However, the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League are credited with making cheerleading teams what they are today and gained such popularity that professional basketball teams got on board as well.
The first NBA cheerleading team is believed to have appeared with the Indiana Pacers in the 1972-1973 season and the trend grew from there.
Just like in the NFL, cheerleaders often do other things and are not “airheads” as the stereotype makes them out to be. In fact, many have become quite famous in their own right. An example is Paula Abdul. She began her long career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers and later became a renowned recording artist and most recently one of the judges on the world famous television show American Idol. It was recently confirmed that she will be starring in Simon Cowell’s new show “X-Factor,” which will premiere in the US in the summer and fall months when American Idol is not on the air.
However, it is not the only one that achieved even greater fame. Next, we find out that Bonnie Jill-Laflin was not only a cheerleader for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, but she was also on the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad for a period of time. She went above and beyond by making guest appearances on shows like Ally McBeal and Baywatch, among other things, before recently settling into her new job as a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Los Angeles Clippers cheerleader Eve Torres is currently a WWE diva on the RAW brand. She is a former professional wrestler herself and also works as a model and actress.
It’s not that hard to become a cheerleader for a professional basketball team or to be part of one of the dance teams. The most important things they look for are women who are physically fit and in good shape. The interested candidate must also be able to dance and learn new dances and moves as directed by the team choreographer. There is a lot of hard work involved and although the pay is not that great, many of the cheerleaders use this to catapult their careers into other areas.