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MINNEAPOLIS—Grabbing their pom-poms before heading out to pump up the crowd, several WNBA players confirmed Thursday that they have been forced to supplement their incomes during the offseason by cheerleading for NBA teams. “With the season over, everyone in the league is scrambling to make ends meet by getting a second job dancing for the NBA,” said Minnesota Lynx power forward Napheesa Collier, who earns $200 per game as a cheerleader for the Timberwolves.
I’m supposed to be using this time to rest my foot injury, but instead I’m shimmying around the court during the halftime show and shooting the T-shirt cannon into the crowd. None of the women want to be moonlighting like this, but at least we get to watch basketball while we work.” At press time, sources reported that Colliers and her teammates were claiming their free Chick-fil-A sandwiches after Lakers center Anthony Davis missed two consecutive free throws.
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