A basketball cheerleader hung upside down from the rim with her legs hooked over the hoop and her hair falling toward the court. The orange jersey and black knee pads made her look like a bat roosting in a sporting goods store. Below her, the empty court waited for the game to resume while she dangled as part of a halftime show that tested both her core strength and the arena's liability insurance.
Halftime entertainment in basketball involves dance routines, T-shirt cannons, and occasionally a stunt that the arena lawyers signed off on with visible reluctance. Hanging from a basketball rim by your knees qualifies as the third category. The crowd cheered. The insurance adjuster in the stands did not. The stunt lasted about ten seconds. The photo suggests it lasted long enough for everyone in the building to wonder who approved this and whether they still had a job.
