Deletion of National Basketball Association Cheerleading

Comment: Content of the article can be cleaned up, but NBA cheerleaders do exist are are notable.   is not a reason to delete. Sources mention their early beginnings in the NBA with groups like the Laker Girls at http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=6136543 ESPN, Boston being the last team to get cheerleaders http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/playoffs/2004-04-17-playoff-notes_x.htm USA Today http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a0Xx52QuT2C0&refer=home Bloomberg http://books.google.com/books?id=A6Eg3lwLxBUC&pg=PT96&dq=nba+cheerleaders&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rKzPUPLlOsa5igLL-ICgAQ&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBTgK book by Rick Pitino, background of the individuals http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/new-economy/2010/0722/Cheerleading-may-not-be-a-sport-but-it-is-an-industry Christian Science Monitor http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1021245/index.htm Sports Illustrated, male NBA dancers http://books.google.com/books?id=kAPwKgFaYMkC&pg=PA22&dq=nba+cheerleaders&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6qvPULbJKMjmigK_3oDABg&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=nba%20cheerleaders&f=false book.  A list of all the teams' cheerleader squad names is notable to include here
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:UGLY)

Comment: Merge content to articles regarding respective NBA parent teams per Jrcla's comment above.  Even if two or more of these cheerleading squads are deemed to marginally notable per  and/or , there is neither enough suitable content nor encyclopedia value to justify stand-alone Wikipedia articles.  A two or three-sentence paragraph within the parent NBA team articles would be about the right amount of coverage that these subjects merit.  To quote , technical satisfaction of the notability guidelines is "not a guarantee . . . that a subject is suitable for inclusion
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:ORG||WP:GNG)

Comment: I think the other AfDs should be mentioned with the others being nominated: rticles for deletion/Canadian Football League Cheerleading, rticles for deletion/MLB Cheerleading, rticles for deletion/NHL Ice Dancers
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Attribution (WP:A||WP:A||WP:A)