Entertainment in NBA arenas

GameOps.com points us to a recent article in USA Today: "NBA arenas: Fantastic or not?". Some highlights:

• Ten-year-old Austin Pawelka announces the starting lineups in Denver, and wants to be the next Michael Buffer.
• Every team except Boston has a dance team and every team except the New York Knicks has a mascot.
• Phoenix has Dancing Dads — overweight, middle-aged men performing a choreographed routine.
  
• Also in Phoenix: "The Suns also feature one of the best masters of ceremonies. Cedric Ceballos, a former NBA player, conducts contests, oversees promotions and introduces celebs at courtside with a flair unmatched around the league ... During a break at the game I attended, Ceballos coaxed team owner Robert Sarver out of his courtside seat to center court, where he was unceremoniously hurled feet-first, via a giant slingshot, into a set of rubber garbage cans."
• "There is a staple of cookie-cutter entertainment promos used widely in the league, but I found one universal truth: Fans love to see themselves on the video screen. Regardless of the promo — the KissCam is the most popular — they smile, wave and mug for all to see."
• In Denver: When a player leaves the game with an injury, the type of injury is posted — information that is normally shared only with radio and television audiences.