Why does the NBA mascot tease people?

The mascot on the NBA court is the trick expert

The excitement on the NBA court is entirely focused on the performance of the stars, but after a 48-minute NBA game, the live broadcast It probably takes more than 2 hours. In addition to free throw stoppages, timeouts also take up a lot of time. Of course, every team will have cheerleaders and mascots to fill the boredom during the timeout. In fact, for NBA mascots, although they do not have to show their faces, there are extremely strict restrictions on recruitment and selection.

Mascot Collection

Maybe you don’t know who plays him, but you must know which team’s mascot he is. When the team recruits mascot staff, the first criterion is to be able to dance. This is a minimum requirement for every team to recruit. After all, the mascot needs to perform for fans every game. The second criterion is the ability to communicate. In an arena, there are tens of thousands of fans, and this communication ability is not done with words. To be precise, it is his non-verbal communication ability, and it is also the ability to mobilize the atmosphere of the scene. Let the atmosphere of the arena reach a climax.

Bulls Mascot

The Rocket Bear, who has won the NBA mascot twice, is an out-and-out communicator in the league. The way Rocket Bear communicates is also colorful. For example: sprinkling popcorn on fans, smashing cakes on fans' faces, suddenly jumping out to scare fans, stealing children's socks, etc. These various communication methods are also the key to the success of the Rocket Bears. Every fan who comes to the Toyota Center to watch the game must be careful about the arrival of the Rocket Bears, because it must be an unexpected gift. At the same time, in addition to the fans, the home cheerleaders, referees, players, and staff have all been "tortured" by Rocket Bear. Once, Rocket Bear was so frightened that Howard dropped his cell phone at the door of the locker room.

Rocket Bear and Howard

The most popular thing on the court is the mascot, but there is a rule in the NBA that the identity of the mascot actor cannot be revealed, so No matter how bright the lights are, the identity of the mascot will not be revealed. After all, if you violate the regulations, you will probably be expelled or fined.

Rocket Bear

In earlier times, mascots were more like the sixth man of the team. At that time, mascots had not yet been popularized by all teams. A few teams have their own mascots. Mascots will also have a more domineering job, just like Berry, the Bulls' first mascot in the NBA. When encountering controversial penalties on the court, the mascot will argue with the referee. Later, after the teams had mascots, the league also had clear regulations on the work of mascots, and the mascots began to become "behaved."

The mascot is funny

The most special criterion for a mascot is weightlifting. According to reports from American Sports, every team will indicate this when recruiting mascot actors. Can lift up to 45kg. This is because the mascot needs to interact with the cheerleaders, do some simple lifting movements, and show the beauty and the beast. Of course, the mascot will also run into the fans and suddenly pick them up to stimulate the atmosphere on the court, so the mascot is really a physical job. For mascot staff, although the annual salary can sometimes reach 200,000 US dollars, the selection criteria are very demanding.

NBA Cheerleaders

Exciting NBA games, funny mascots, and passionate cheerleaders are all examples of the NBA constantly enriching the lives of fans. When the players are resting The NBA hopes to create a better experience for fans, but whether it is cheerleaders or mascots, behind them are hard comebacks and efforts. I hope the future of the NBA will get better and better!