{"id":26467,"date":"2014-01-12T15:53:42","date_gmt":"2014-01-12T20:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=26467"},"modified":"2014-01-12T16:53:40","modified_gmt":"2014-01-12T21:53:40","slug":"enjoying-ubiquity-harlem-globetrotters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harlemcondolife.com\/?p=26467","title":{"rendered":"Enjoying the ubiquity of the Harlem Globetrotters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We are really enjoying the fact that the Harlem Globetrotters seem to be everywhere. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span> One of our favorite examples of their <\/span>omnipresence<\/span> is their pistachio commercial.<\/a> So colorful and fun. \u00a0And it reminds us of our favorite Superbowl commercials.<\/span> Harlem in the house!<\/p>\n

We also love the Harlem Globetrotter’s commitment to anti-bullying<\/a>. Below is Encyclopedia Britannica’s brief bio of the Harlem Globetrotters. \u00a0 We love the part about why they changed their name to the Harlem Globetrotters – so apropos.<\/p>\n

History:<\/p>\n

Harlem Globetrotters,\u00a0predominantly black professional U.S. basketball team that plays exhibition games all over the world, drawing crowds as large as 75,000 to see the players\u2019 spectacular ball handling and humorous antics.The team was organized in Chicago in 1926 as the all-black Savoy Big Five. Sports promoter Abe Saperstein acquired the team soon after and owned it until his death in 1966. In January 1927 the team debuted in Hinckley, Ill., under the name New York Globetrotters. The name was changed in 1930 to Harlem Globetrotters to capitalize on the cultural notoriety of one of New York\u2019s African American neighbourhoods. The barnstorming team amassed an impressive record over the next decade and in 1939 participated in the first professional basketball championship, losing to the Harlem Rens in the final game. The next year the Globetrotters won the tournament. \u00a0It was about this time that they first experimented with adding comedy to their games. Inman Jackson was the first to assume the role of \u201cclown prince\u201d on the team. As the National Basketball Association became racially integrated in the 1950s, the opportunities for competitive games on the barnstorming circuit dried up. As a result, the team made comedic entertainment its central focus. Some outstanding Globetrotters were Reece \u201cGoose\u201d Tatum, Marques Haynes, Clarence Wilson, \u201cMeadowlark\u201d Lemon, Wilt \u201cthe Stilt\u201d Chamberlain, Herb \u201cGeese\u201d Ausbie, and Lynette Woodard, the first woman to play for the team.Mannie Jackson, a former player, purchased the team in 1993. In 2000 the team returned to competitive play with a series of exhibition games against top collegiate teams. In 2002 the team was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.<\/em> via Harlem Globetrotters American basketball team — Encyclopedia Britannica<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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