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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 ...
The 1940 World Professional Basketball Tournament was the second edition of the World Professional Basketball Tournament. It was held in Chicago, Illinois, during the days of 18–22 March 1940 and featured 13 teams. It was won by the Harlem Globetrotters who defeated the Chicago Bruins 31–29 in the title game. [1]
The World Professional Basketball Tournament was an annual invitational tournament held in Chicago from 1939 to 1948 and sponsored by the Chicago Herald American. [1] Many teams came from the National Basketball League, but it also included the best teams from other leagues and the best independent barnstorming teams such as the New York Rens and Harlem Globetrotters.
The 1939 World Professional Basketball Tournament was the first edition of the World Professional Basketball Tournament. It was held in Chicago, Illinois , during the days of 26–28 March 1939 and featured 11 teams competing for a prize money of $10,000. [ 1 ]
Our weekly spin through The Journal News archives revisits the Harlem Globetrotters' annual visit to the Westchester County Center in 1979.
Robinson shot the game winning basket when the Globetrotters beat the Lakers. [5] Robinson was Head Coach of the Oakland Oaks and the general manager for the Chicago Majors, both of the American Basketball League. [6] He was a coach for Oakland in 1962. [7] He joined the US Army and the Globetrotters when the war ended. [8] He died from cancer ...
The 1944 World Professional Basketball Tournament was the 6th edition of the World Professional Basketball Tournament. It was held in Chicago, Illinois, [1] during the days of 20–24 March 1944 and featured 14 teams. It was won by the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons who defeated the Brooklyn Eagles 50–33 in the championship game. [2]
PEORIA — The Harlem Globetrotters will make Peoria a destination on their 2025 World Tour.. The famous basketball team will put on its show on Jan. 5 in Carver Arena, with their trademark song ...