During a break in Friday night’s game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Philadelphia 76ers, the 76ers dancer Jackie Murtha now-fiancé Chris Girard proposed to her on the court with the proposal video viral
Jackie Murtha was surprised when Chris Girard came out of a onesie during the game’s entertainment. She knew right away that something was up. Sure enough, Girard got down on one knee and asked Murtha to marry him. Murtha said yes, and the two are now engaged.
Chris Girard Proposes To 76ers Cheerleader Jackie Murtha During Game, Proposal Video Goes Viral
As the news of the engagement spread through the night, the trolls came out to attack Girard. Even though Girard doesn’t have the looks or body of, say, Zac Efron, that didn’t stop people on social media from trashing him.
How sweet!
This 76ers dancer got a surprise proposal!
🎥: @espn
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 24, 2022
One Twitter user made a joke that the event was for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and another asked if Girard had given the dancer one of his kidneys.
Others weren’t as mean, calling him a dork or asking how the two of them ended up together.
But it all sounds like jealousy in the end, and Girard knows he’s winning.
Chris Girard Responds To The Hate Directly
Girard didn’t care about the hate. “DEAR COMMENT SECTION: I KNOW SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE. I AM ONLY GLAD TO BE HERE”
DEAR COMMENT SECTION: I KNOW SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE. I AM JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE😎 https://t.co/gphPACIy0r
— Chris Girard (@chris_girard13) December 24, 2022
Murtha also couldn’t get enough of the moment. She wrote on her Instagram story Saturday morning, “This was really the biggest surprise. Thanks to everyone who made this happen! I can’t believe this is actually happening.”
Who Is Jackie Martha?
Murtha is listed as an instructor at the Amanda Page Dance Academy, which says she got her Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance with honours from University of the Arts in 2017. She is also in charge of the Sixers’ Old City Dancers, a dance team for older people.
This is the second year in a row that an NBA dancer’s proposal has been turned into a nice holiday video.
Last year, Danielle Bush, a dancer for the Utah Jazz, thought she was living her worst nightmare. While the rest of the team was doing a routine she hadn’t practised, her boyfriend came out from behind her to propose.
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