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National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball sports league, league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues i ...
(NBA) is a
professional basketball In professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, participants receive payment for their performance. Professionalism in sport has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought lar ...
league with teams in the United States and Canada. Nearly every team, with one exception, has a squad of dancers for
cheerleading Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense physical activity. It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to ente ...
that are usually involved in dancing, charity work, fundraisers, and modeling.NBA Dance Teams, I Love This Game, Manlyweb.com
/ref> However, the #MeToo Movement has resulted in many NBA teams replacing their all-girl dance teams with family-friendly hype teams in recent years.


Teams

The only team currently without traditional NBA dancers is the
San Antonio Spurs The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home ...
. Until 2018, they had a dance squad called the Silver Dancers respectively.


Notable NBA cheerleaders


Atlanta Hawks

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


Boston Celtics

* Michelle Leonardo (2013–present) -
Miss New Jersey USA The Miss New Jersey USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Jersey in the Miss USA pageant. It is produced by D&D Productions. New Jersey has yet to win the Miss USA title, although from 1989 to 1991 ...
2012


Chicago Bulls

* Shanon Lersch (2004–09) –
Miss Illinois USA The Miss Illinois USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state Illinois in the Miss USA pageant. It is directed by Vanbros and Associates and is previously directed by D&D Productions from 2001 to 2014 before be ...
2008 *Ashley Bond (2007–13) –
Miss Illinois USA The Miss Illinois USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state Illinois in the Miss USA pageant. It is directed by Vanbros and Associates and is previously directed by D&D Productions from 2001 to 2014 before be ...
2009


Dallas Mavericks

*Cindy Villarreal (1989–90) – choreographer *Kandi Harris (2004–05) – fiancee of
Hunter Mahan Hunter Myles Mahan (born May 17, 1982) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is a winner of two World Golf Championship events, the 2010 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and the 2012 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship ...
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Jill Marie Jones Jill Marie Jones (born January 4, 1975) is an American actress and former professional dancer and cheerleader. Jones is best known for her role as Antoinette "Toni" Childs-Garrett on the UPN comedy series, '' Girlfriends'' (2000–2006). Jon ...
– 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

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Bonnie-Jill Laflin Bonnie-Jill Laflin (born March 15, 1976) is an American actress, model, television personality and sportscaster. Laflin has also worked as an actress and most notably as a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers, making her the league's first female sc ...
(1992–94) – model, actress, television personality


Houston Rockets

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Natalie Alvarado Natalie Nicole Alvarado (born September 2, 1979), better known simply as Natalie, is an American R&B singer and songwriter. Biography After her high school years, she chose to study criminal justice. She was previously a cheerleader for the ...
(1997–2004) – singer and dance team director of the
Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. Founded in 19 ...
*Casey Potter (2016-2018) director of the Houston Texans Cheerleaders


Indiana Pacers

* Angela Sparrow (2006–07) –
Miss Illinois USA The Miss Illinois USA pageant is a competition that selects the representative for the state Illinois in the Miss USA pageant. It is directed by Vanbros and Associates and is previously directed by D&D Productions from 2001 to 2014 before be ...
2011 *Jocelyn Peck (2013–present) – wife of Stanley Havili


Los Angeles Clippers

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


Los Angeles Lakers

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Paula Abdul Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality. She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreographe ...
(1980s) – singer, dancer, choreographer, television personality * Tina Landon (1980s) – dancer, choreographer *
Emily Harper Emily Harper (born February 16, 1978, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American actress. Career She starred in a ''Mike's Hard Lemonade'' commercial in 2004. Harper portrayed Fancy Crane on the soap opera '' Passions'' from 2005 to 2008. She ...
(2000–03) – actress * Cindy Leos (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 Miss California USA is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of California in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by that winner. The pageant is directed by Crown Diva Productions. California's most ...
2015 * Moon Bloodgood – model, actress * Vanessa Curry – singer


Memphis Grizzlies

* Stacey Tookey – dancer, choreographer


Miami Heat

* Jessica Sutta (1999–2002) – singer, dancer, actress, member of the pop girl group
Pussycat Doll The Pussycat Dolls were an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a burlesque troupe. At the suggestion of Jimmy Iovine, Antin decided to take the burlesque troupe m ...
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Trista Rehn , stylized as Book☆Walker, is a Japanese e-book store that sells manga, light novels, and magazines from various publishers, as well as a few published by themselves. It is based in Chiyoda, Tokyo and was created by Kadokawa Corporation. The c ...
(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'' * Kristina Akra – reporter for
Fox Sports South Bally Sports South (BSSO) is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports Networks. The network carries regional coverage of professional and collegiate sports events from across ...
* Traci Young-Byron – (8 Year Vet) MTV's America's Best Dance Crew Season 3 Lifetime's Bring it Set it up


Milwaukee Bucks

* Tanya Fischer (2003–04) – Actress of '' The Defenders'' * Bishara Dorre (2008–11) – Miss Wisconsin USA 2014


Minnesota Timberwolves

* Brittany Thelemann
Miss Minnesota USA The Miss Minnesota USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Minnesota in the Miss USA pageant. It is directed by Future Productions based in Savage, Minnesota since its inception in 1995, which also direc ...
2011


New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets

*Denise Garvey (1999–2000) – former
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (sometimes initialized as DCC, and officially nicknamed "America's Sweethearts") are the National Football League cheerleading squad representing the Dallas Cowboys team. History 1960s During a game between the C ...
, former
New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...
dancer, director of the New York
Jets Flight Crew The Jets Flight Crew were a professional cheerleading squad for the New York Jets of the National Football League. The group was established in 2006 as the Jets Flag Crew, composed of six female flag carriers. In 2007, the group expanded and was ...


New Orleans Hornets

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


New York Knicks

*Heather Van Arsdel (1998–2005) –
WPTZ WPTZ (channel 5) is a television station City of license, licensed to Plattsburgh, New York, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for the Burlington, Vermont–Plattsburgh, New York Media market, market. It is owned by Hearst Television ...
news anchor *Denise Garvey (2001–05) – former
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (sometimes initialized as DCC, and officially nicknamed "America's Sweethearts") are the National Football League cheerleading squad representing the Dallas Cowboys team. History 1960s During a game between the C ...
, former New Jersey Nets dancer, director of the New York
Jets Flight Crew The Jets Flight Crew were a professional cheerleading squad for the New York Jets of the National Football League. The group was established in 2006 as the Jets Flag Crew, composed of six female flag carriers. In 2007, the group expanded and was ...
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Asia Nitollano Asia Nitollano (born February 14, 1988) is an American singer, dancer, model and cheerleader. After winning the television series '' Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll'', Nitollano became a member of the Pussycat Dolls, only ...
(2006–07) – singer, dancer, former
Pussycat Doll The Pussycat Dolls were an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a burlesque troupe. At the suggestion of Jimmy Iovine, Antin decided to take the burlesque troupe m ...
*Amanda Grace (2008) – director of the
New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The club was founded as the Kan ...
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 *
Ali Dudek ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...
– singer (during the team's
Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region o ...
days)


Orlando Magic

* Megan Clementi (2003–08) –
Miss Florida USA The Miss Florida USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Florida in the Miss USA pageant. Up until the 2017 pageant, both Miss and Teen state pageants were held separately in different months. In recent ...
2010 *
Trinity McCray Trinity Fatu (née McCray; born November 30, 1987) is an American professional wrestler and dancer. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Naomi. In August 2009, Naomi signed with World Wr ...
WWE wrestler *
Sandy Fox Sandra Marie Fox (née Kessler; born July 13, 1963) is an American voice actress who has had numerous roles in various animated cartoon, anime and video games. She portrayed the live-action Betty Boop and has provided her voice for Universal Stu ...
(1988–91) – Voice actress


Philadelphia 76ers

* Amber-Joi Watkins (2005–07) –
Miss Pennsylvania USA The Miss Pennsylvania USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Pennsylvania in the Miss USA pageant. It has been previously known as Miss Pennsylvania Universe. This pageant is independently conducted and ...
2011


Phoenix Suns

* Brittany Bell (2006–09) –
Miss Arizona USA Miss Arizona USA is the beauty pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arizona in the Miss USA pageant, and the name of the title held by its winner. The pageant is directed by Casting Crown Productions. Arizona's most success ...
2010 *Jenni Croft (2006–09) – contestant on '' The Bachelor'' season 11 *Kat Hurd (2013–present) – contestant on '' The Bachelor'' season 18 * Tiffany Dunn – singer


Portland Trail Blazers

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


Sacramento Kings

* Vanessa Born (2001–03) – actress and dancer *Aubrey Aquino – TV reporter and hostAubrey Up Close
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Toronto Raptors

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Nicole Arbour Nicole Arbour is a Canadian comedian, choreographer, singer, actress and YouTuber. Career Arbour is a former cheerleader for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. While studying at Humber College, she started her chee ...
- YouTube comedian and provocateur * Nikki Grant (2007–09) – actress


Utah Jazz

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Tiffany Coyne Tiffany Adams Coyne (born May 6, 1982) is an American model and dancer best known for her role of model and hostess on the CBS game show ''Let's Make a Deal''. Early life and career Tiffany Lynn Adams was born in Layton, Utah on May 6, 1982. She ...
(2000–02) – Co-host and model on ''
Let's Make a Deal ''Let's Make a Deal'' (also known as ''LMAD'') is an American television musical comedy variety-game show that originated in the United States in 1963 and has since been produced in many countries throughout the world. The program was created an ...
'' on CBS *Jocelyn Peck (2007–10) – wife of Stanley Havili *Jessica Sanchez – morning traffic reporter of
WKMG-TV WKMG-TV (channel 6) is a television station in Orlando, Florida, United States, affiliated with CBS and owned by Graham Media Group. The station's studios are located on John Young Parkway ( SR 423) in Orlando, and its transmitter is located i ...


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