National Basketball Association Cheerleading

Washington Wizards cheerleaders at the Verizon Center.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league with teams in the United States and Canada. Nearly every team, with one exception, has a squad of dancers for cheerleading that are usually involved in dancing, charity work, fundraisers, and modeling.^[1]

Teams[]

Name	NBA Team
A-Town Dancers^[2]	Atlanta Hawks
Blazer Dancers^[3]	Portland Trail Blazers
Celtics Dancers and Green Team^[4]	Boston Celtics
Brooklynettes^[5]	Brooklyn Nets
Charlotte Honey Bees^[6]	Charlotte Hornets
Chicago Luvabulls^[7]	Chicago Bulls
Cavs PowerHouse Dance Team^[8]	Cleveland Cavaliers
Mavs Dancers^[9]	Dallas Mavericks
Nuggets Dancers^[10]	Denver Nuggets
Automotion^[11]	Detroit Pistons
Warrior Girls^[12]	Golden State Warriors
Grizz Girls^[13]	Memphis Grizzlies
Clutch City Dancers^[14]	Houston Rockets
Pacemates^[15]	Indiana Pacers
Knicks City Dancers^[16]	New York Knicks
Spirit Dance Team^[17]	Los Angeles Clippers
Laker Girls^[18]	Los Angeles Lakers
Magic Dancers^[19]	Orlando Magic
HEAT Dancers^[20]	Miami Heat
Energee^[21]	Milwaukee Bucks
Pelicans Dance Team^[22]	New Orleans Pelicans
Thunder Girls^[23]	Oklahoma City Thunder
Sixers Dancers^[24]	Philadelphia 76ers
Suns Dancers^[25]	Phoenix Suns
Timberwolves Dance Team^[1]	Minnesota Timberwolves
Kings Royal Court Dancers^[26]	Sacramento Kings
Dance Pak^[27]	Toronto Raptors
Jazz Dancers^[28]	Utah Jazz
Wizards Dancers^[29]	Washington Wizards

The only team currently without traditional NBA dancers is the San Antonio Spurs.^[30] Until 2018, they had a dance squad called the Silver Dancers respectively.

Notable NBA cheerleaders[]

Atlanta Hawks[]

Deneen Graham (1994) – Miss North Carolina 1983
(2008–11) – Miss Georgia USA 2011
Laurie Flynn – wife of Matt Schaub

Boston Celtics[]

Michelle Leonardo (2013–present) -Miss New Jersey USA 2012

Chicago Bulls[]

(2004–09) – Miss Illinois USA 2008
Ashley Bond (2007–13) – Miss Illinois USA 2009

Dallas Mavericks[]

Cindy Villarreal (1989–90) – choreographer
Kandi Harris (2004–05) – fiancee of Hunter Mahan^[31]
Jill Marie Jones – actress, Toni on Girlfriends

Denver Nuggets[]

Lindsey Kovacevich (2005–07) -anchor and reporter of KVAL-TV

Detroit Pistons[]

Cassandra Ferguson – contestant on The Bachelor season 18
Heather Zara – traffic reporter of WDIV-TV

Golden State Warriors[]

Bonnie-Jill Laflin (1992–94) – model, actress, television personality

Houston Rockets[]

Natalie Alvarado (1997–2004) – singer and dance team director of the Minnesota Timberwolves
Casey Potter (2016-2018) director of the Houston Texans Cheerleaders

Indiana Pacers[]

(2006–07) – Miss Illinois USA 2011
Jocelyn Peck (2013–present) – wife of Stanley Havili

Los Angeles Lakers[]

Paula Abdul (1980s) – singer, dancer, choreographer, television personality
Tina Landon (1980s) – dancer, choreographer
Emily Harper (2000–03) – actress
(2000–01) - dancer, choreographer, celebrity trainer
Sandra Colton (2002–03) – dancer, author
Taylour Paige (2010) – dancer, actress
Leah Van Dale (2010–11) – WWE wrestler
Natasha Martinez (2011–12) – Miss California USA 2015
Moon Bloodgood – model, actress
Vanessa Curry – singer

Los Angeles Clippers[]

Eve Torres (2006–07) – wrestler
Jocelyn Peck (2010–12) – wife of Stanley Havili

Miami Heat[]

Jessica Sutta (1999–2002) – singer, dancer, actress, member of the pop girl group Pussycat Doll
Trista Rehn (2000–02) – contestant on The Bachelor season 1
Jenni Croft (2005–06) – contestant on The Bachelor season 11
Layla El (2004–06) – model, dancer, actress, wrestler
Hennely Jimenez (2006–07) – Actress, starred in the film 200 mph
– reporter for Fox Sports South
– (8 Year Vet) Lifetime's

Milwaukee Bucks[]

(2003–04) – Actress of The Defenders
(2008–11) – Miss Wisconsin USA 2014

Minnesota Timberwolves[]

Brittany Thelemann – Miss Minnesota USA 2011

New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets[]

Denise Garvey (1999–2000) – former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, former New York Knicks dancer, director of the New York Jets Flight Crew

New Orleans Hornets[]

Dawn Richard – singer, dancer, former member of Danity Kane

New York Knicks[]

Heather Van Arsdel (1998–2005) – WPTZ news anchor
Denise Garvey (2001–05) – former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, former New Jersey Nets dancer, director of the New York Jets Flight Crew
Asia Nitollano (2006–07) – singer, dancer, former Pussycat Doll
Amanda Grace (2008) – director of the New Jersey Devils Ice Dancers
Sarah Mitchell – dancer, actress
Sydney Lotuaco (2015–18) – Contestant of The Bachelor season 23

Oklahoma City Thunder[]

Kimberly Sullivan (2008–09) – contestant on The Bachelor season 14
– singer (during the team's Seattle days)^[32]

Orlando Magic[]

(2003–08) – Miss Florida USA 2010
Trinity McCray – WWE wrestler
Sandy Fox (1988–91) – Voice actress

Philadelphia 76ers[]

(2005–07) – Miss Pennsylvania USA 2011

Phoenix Suns[]

Brittany Bell (2006–09) – Miss Arizona USA 2010
Jenni Croft (2006–09) – contestant on The Bachelor season 11
Kat Hurd (2013–present) – contestant on The Bachelor season 18
– singer

Portland Trail Blazers[]

(1997–98) – dancer, actress, clothing model
Shannon Bex (1999–2004) – singer, dancer, former member of Danity Kane

Sacramento Kings[]

(2001–03) – actress and dancer
Aubrey Aquino – TV reporter and host^[33]

Toronto Raptors[]

Nicole Arbour - YouTube comedian and provocateur
(2007–09) – actress

Utah Jazz[]

Tiffany Coyne (2000–02) – Co-host and model on Let's Make a Deal on CBS
Jocelyn Peck (2007–10) – wife of Stanley Havili
Jessica Sanchez – morning traffic reporter of WKMG-TV

Memphis Grizzlies[]

Stacey Tookey – dancer, choreographer

References[]

External links[]

[autogenerated1-1] NBA Dance Teams, I Love This Game, Manlyweb.com

[2] Atlanta Hawks Dance Team | Main Page | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE ATLANTA HAWKS

[3] BLAZERS: Blazer Dancers

[4] Game Night Entertainment | Celtics.com - The official website of the Boston Celtics

[5] Brooklynettes

[6] Honeybees

[7] Chicago Luvabulls | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE CHICAGO BULLS

[8] "PowerHouse 2019-20". Cleveland Cavaliers. Retrieved 2020-02-26.

[9] vericks dancers | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE DALLAS MAVERICKS

[10] NUGGETS: 2009–10 Nuggets Dancers

[11] Automotion | The Official Site Of The Detroit Pistons

[12] WARRIORS: Warrior Girls 2005–06

[13] "The Memphis Grizz Girls". NBA.com.

[14] ROCKETS: Clutch City Dancers

[15] Pacemates Home | The Official Site Of The Indiana Pacers

[16] Knicks City Dancers - Home

[17] CLIPPERS: Los Angeles Clippers Spirit Dance Team

[18] Meet the 2005–06 Laker Girls | THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS

[19] MAGIC: 2011–12 Orlando Magic Dancers

[20] HEAT: Miami HEAT Dancers

[21] BUCKS: Energee!

[22] Pelicans Dance Team

[23] Oklahoma City Thunder | Thunder Girls

[24] SIXERS: 2011–12 Sixers Dancers

[25] SUNS: Phoenix Suns Dance Team

[26] KINGS: Kings Royal Court Dancers

[27] RAPTORS: 2005–06 Raptors Dance Pak!

[28] Jazz: Dance | The Official Site Of The Utah Jazz

[29] WIZARDS: | Wizards Dancers | Washington Wizards

[30] "San Antonio Spurs Silver Dancers upset over decision to disband squad for 'family friendly' co-ed 'hype team'". Fox News. 23 May 2018.

[31] Up & Down: It's good to be Hunter ... Mahan, that is - Golf, PGA Tour - CBSSports.com PGA, News, Leaderboard Scores, Schedule and Stats

[32] "Ali Dee - Home". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-07-06.

[33] Aubrey Up Close

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