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The Harlem Globetrotters are an American exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, entertainment, and comedy in their style of play. Over the years, they have played more than 26,000 exhibition games in 124 countries and territories, mostly against deliberately ineffective opponents, such as the Washington Generals (1953–1995, since 2015) and the New York Nationals (1995 ...
Sweetwater is a 2023 American biographical sports film about Nat Clifton, the first African-American to sign a contract with the National Basketball Association (NBA). Written and directed by Martin Guigui, it stars Everett Osborne as Clifton, with Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven, Richard Dreyfuss, and Kevin Pollak in supporting roles.
Go, Man, Go! is a 1954 American sports film directed by James Wong Howe, starring Dane Clark, Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Patricia Breslin, The Harlem Globetrotters and Slim Gaillard. Clark plays Abe Saperstein, the organizer of the Globetrotters. Poitier's character is Inman Jackson, the team's showboating center. Breslin plays Sylvia Saperstein ...
The Harlem Globetrotters: 1951 Drama A new kind of basketball team dazzles audiences with its skills. Go Man Go: 1954 Biographical Origin of the Harlem Globetrotters, featuring Sidney Poitier as a player. [3] Tall Story: 1960 Comedy A co-ed tries to win the heart of the team's star (Anthony Perkins). [4] The Absent-Minded Professor: 1961 Comedy
Films That Knocked It Out of the Park. Major League Baseball has been around for almost 150 years — founded even before the first film was ever made.
Following these successes, interest in the Globetrotters grew and Saperstein created two more teams in the United States, as well as an international squad. The Globetrotters have now played in more than 123 countries and territories across the planet. [12] Even after the NBA integrated, top black players continued to play for the Globetrotters.
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Ri-Karlo Handy has signed with A3 Artists Agency for representation in their alternative programming, digital media, licensing and branding division. With over 25 years of experience producing and ...