{"id":99956,"date":"2020-02-28T23:20:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T04:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=99956"},"modified":"2020-02-28T23:21:59","modified_gmt":"2020-02-29T04:21:59","slug":"the-world-famous-harlem-globetrotters-brought-their-one-of-a-kind-basketball-skills-and-showmanship-to-the-ppl-center-story-photographs-by-diane-fleischman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=99956","title":{"rendered":"THE WORLD-FAMOUS HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS BROUGHT THEIR ONE OF A KIND BASKETBALL SKILLS AND SHOWMANSHIP TO THE PPL CENTER | Story &#038; Photographs by Diane Fleischman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.df-foto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Story &amp; Photographs by Diane Fleischman<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thursday night the PPL Center welcomed the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters and their \u201cPushing The Limits\u201d tour.\u00a0 Many families took the opportunity to treat their children to a one of a kind basketball game.<\/p>\n<p><code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-START-<\/code><br \/>\n<div id=\"su_carousel_69f9ce1ec9ffb\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-no su-carousel-responsive-yes su-lightbox-gallery\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"3\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_01r-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_01r-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_01r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_02r-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" 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class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-END-<\/code><\/p>\n<p>With a little whistling of \u201cSweet Georgia Brown\u201d, The Harlem Globetrotters took half court and performed their famous circle warm up routine.\u00a0 As the ball passed, each player highlighted their talents which captivated the crowd.\u00a0 The lights went down, and glow in the dark basketballs added to the excitement.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Generals were the opposing team, confident that they would win.\u00a0 In jest, the Globetrotters reached out to a cloud-based answering service to predict the probability of the winning team, and this Alexa type authority chose the Globetrotters as the best team ever.\u00a0 With that mindset, The Globetrotters were destined for victory.\u00a0 But that didn\u2019t stop the determination and efforts of the Generals, who ran neck and neck to the end.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Down to the last seconds of the game, fans were on the edge of their seats as The Globetrotters scored the last points in the final seconds of the game.\u00a0 The final score was 94 to 90, and as predicted, a Globetrotter victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Harlem Globetrotters are known worldwide as a one of a kind family entertainment that combines over the top basketball skills and theatrics that keeps everyone engaged in the action.\u00a0 Plenty of acrobatics as the scoring players not only latched on to the rim of the net, but at times also climbed and inverted themselves onto the rim.\u00a0\u00a0 There is no sitting on the sidelines here, dance breaks to big beats, and kids are encouraged to join the players on the court, at certain moments.\u00a0 As an added bonus, a fifth quarter was added, a free interactive post game autograph session, and the opportunity to meet a favorite player.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harlemglobetrotters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener 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