10 GIFs Of The NBA’s Greatest Peerleader

There are cheerleaders, and then there are peerleaders: the players whose main job is to sit on the bench and celebrate. Robert Sacre is an All-Star peerleader.

Robert Sacre is a rookie center on the L.A. Lakers. He's only played 19 minutes so far this season, but in a way, that's good, because it leaves him more time to do what he's best at: PEERLEADING.

Robert Sacre is a rookie center on the L.A. Lakers. He's only played 19 minutes so far this season, but in a way, that's good, because it leaves him more time to do what he's best at: PEERLEADING.

Robert Sacre cheers for the Lakers harder than anyone else in the stadium, including the players' moms.

Robert Sacre cheers for the Lakers harder than anyone else in the stadium, including the players' moms.

His style's halfway between tribal ritual and seizure-ish flailing; part of his goal is to work the rest of the bench into a frothing frenzy as well.

His style's halfway between tribal ritual and seizure-ish flailing; part of his goal is to work the rest of the bench into a frothing frenzy as well.

This one's great because everyone else stays seated while Sacre goes HAM. Eventually the guy on the opposite end of the bench stands up too; maybe it's a poles thing?

This one's great because everyone else stays seated while Sacre goes HAM. Eventually the guy on the opposite end of the bench stands up too; maybe it's a poles thing?


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