Basketball cheerleader distracting player (Photo via @vidsthatgohard/X)
A basketball game, presumably in Taiwan, produced one of the most raunchy scenes we’ve seen in sports as a cheerleader pulled out all the stops to distract a player who was taking a free throw.

The clip below shows a player attempting a shot from the charity stripe, with one of the cheerleaders, who’s wearing a very revealing outfit, getting down in a split before twerking right in front of him.

As you would expect, he misses the shot. And, of course, the cheerleaders celebrate as the ball heads the other way.

Check it out here:

“Bro had no chance on that FT,” one of the comments read.

“I’d take my sweet time shooting the free throws 🤣,” a user laughed.

“Looks like the real game is happening off the court! 😂🏀🍑,” someone else pointed out.

The Player At The Line Would Have Had A Better Chance Closing His Eyes Than Shooting While Looking At This Particular Basketball Cheerleader

If you aren’t Michael Jordan, it’s probably not wise to shoot from the line with your eyes closed. But this is one instance where a coach would have completely understood because the player would have had a much better chance of scoring had he closed his eyes before attempting the shot.

It appears that coaches in Asia will have to add such preventative measures to their training regimens if that’s what the guys have to deal with over there.

We have to assume that this was a very important game, as it’s not often you see cheerleaders go to such lengths to ensure that someone misses a free throw.

New Orleans Pelicans Stun The NBA By Trading Superstar Brandon Ingram To NBA Heavyweight In Blockbuster Trade Proposal

Brandon Ingram (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
With the New Orleans Pelicans enduring another tremendously disappointing season, star big man Brandon Ingram is another name to follow in the trade rumor mill.

The Pelicans enter Thursday as the worst team in the Western Conference (5-22), with only the Washington Wizards (3-21) displaying an inferior record. It’s clear that a rebuild is necessary in NOLA, and that would start with trading core players like Brandon Ingram and/or Zion Williamson.

Svyatoslav Rovenchuk of Athlon Sports recently proposed a blockbuster trade idea that has New Orleans trading Ingram and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl to the powerhouse Golden State Warriors in exchange for Jonathan Kuminga, Gary Payton II, Kevon Looney and De’Anthony Melton:

“The swap allows the Warriors to add another All-Star caliber player around Curry. Meanwhile, the Pelicans land a worthwhile young prospect and a handful of expiring contracts. One could argue that Golden State would need to add some sort of draft pick compensation too, but given Ingram’s modest value, Kuminga may offer more than enough appeal to not have to do so.”