Over the weekend, game three of the final series between Spartak St. Petersburg and Samara was set to take place in Russia’s northern capital.
Samara winning the championship became a footnote to what happened pregame before the Russian Basketball Super League final when fans and children were subject to a raunchy show put on by Spartak’s cheerleaders.
Here are just a few of the multiple complaints over the show:
“They should have mentioned 18+ age category for the final match” a user said.
The show, which was announced as an “elegant choreographic performance,” caused a stir among fans who described the show as “filth” and accused the organizers of crossing the line.
“Filth is everywhere! TV, sport, films! How can we bring up a decent generation of kids,” one fan fumed.
“This was a real striptease. It’s unacceptable for public places, including sports arenas. This is a basketball game, not a strip bar,” another added.
“My friend would have liked it, but definitely not my young daughter. I shouldn’t have taken her to the game,” one more fan wrote.
Just a quick search on Youtube of cheerleaders in Russia and you’ll see this is a common occuerence of cheerleaders looking more like strippers than entertainers trying to pump up the crowd.
Yikes.
