Los Globetrotters They arrive in Argentina to provide a single function: on August 20, at the Luna Park stadium in Buenos Aires, they will delight the public with all his talent. It will be a show for the whole family as part of su gira Spread Game Tour.
The Spread Game Tour is an experience like no other! Gravity-defying ball spins, innovative dunks and new characters on the court will be part of the four quarters of a match that promises unforgettable moments.
First formed in 1926, the Harlem Globetrotters are one of the world’s most popular entertainment brands putting on hundreds of live shows each year. His unique basketball skills thrilled millions of fans and the team is synonymous with family entertainment as well as breaking down barriers and social divisions.
Los Globetrotters have 21 Guinness World Record titles, with the setting of 5 new records on Guinness World Records Day in 2018. The Spread Game tour aims to honor the late great Curly Nealwho played during 22 seasons with the Globetrotters between 1963-1985with more than six thousand parties in 97 countries. His number 22 was retired by the Globetrotters in 2008.
The Globetrotters’ Spread Game Tour comes to Luna Park.
Abe Saperstein founded the Globetrotters team in 1926 and played their first game away from home in Hinckley, Illinois, on January 7, 1927. Since then the Globetrotters entertained more than 148 million fans in 123 countries and in all parts of the world. The team is a pioneer in popularizing the slam dunk, the fast break, the forward and point guard positions, and the figure eight weave. In 2010 the Globetrotters also introduced the first 4 point shota shot located 30 feet from the basket, nearly 7 feet beyond the NBA’s three-point arc.
In 1940 they won their first World Basketball Championship., with a win over the Chicago Bruins. In 1948 and 1949 they surprised the world after twice defeating the World Champion Minneapolis Lakers of the NBA. The Globetrotters were influential in social terms and in a short time were recognized as the best basketball team in the world, proving that African Americans can excel professionally.
Wins over the Lakers accelerated the integration of the NBAas Globetrotter Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton became the first African-American player to sign an NBA contract when he joined the famous New York Knicks in 1950. The Globetrotters also embarked on their first ever international tour in 1950.played to the largest crowd in their history (75,000) at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin in 1951 and they ended the decade with their first trip to the Soviet Union in 1959.
The legendary Wilt Chamberlain was part of that historic tour of the Soviet Unionas the Hall of Famer played a full season with the Globetrotters in 1958-59. After beginning his NBA career he still played parts of several other seasons with the Globetrotters.since he joined the famous team when he could in the middle of the NBA seasons.
The magic of the Globetrotters, at Luna Park.
After his trip to Berlin in 1951 the Globetrotters took the nickname Goodwill Ambassadors from a letter written by the United States Department of State to Abe Saperstein, who named the team “ambassadors of extraordinary goodwill”. Since then they have garnered praise from many world leaders, including special recognition of Presidents Eisenhower and Ford for their ability to serve humanity all over the world.
Globetrotters continued to enjoy immense popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. in 1985 Olympic gold medalist Lynette Woodard joined the Globetrotters and became the first woman to play in a men’s professional basketball team and helped pave the way for the WNBA.
Mannie Jackson, former Globetrotters player, bought the team in 1993 and was the first African-American to own a major international sports and entertainment organization. He tripled the team’s revenue in three years and quadrupled its size in five. The team was also active in philanthropic endeavors, with charitable contributions by a total of more than $11 million under Jackson’s direction.
Globetrotter Michael Wilson set a world record in 2000 by diving through a 12-foot hoop at Final Four Weekend, a record that stands to this day, and one of the 21 world records held today by players from the Globetrotters.
One of the incredible tricks of the Globetrotters.
The team cemented its position as one of the most influential basketball teams in the world in 2002when he received the sport’s highest honor with induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Today the Globetrotters animate with their magic in every corner of the world with more than 400 live events per year.
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