Globetrotters coming to Phoenix during 100th year celebration
Icons, Basketball Hall of Famers will tip off downtown in February
The Globetrotters' Zeus McClurkin, left, works with first-grader Dylan Sari, 7, on a trick during a demonstration on Feb. 22, 2019, in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Sari is battling leukemia and received a surprise visit from the Globetrotters after a heartfelt letter to the team.
(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters announced that Phoenix will be a stop in 2026 on the team’s 100 Year Tour.
Since 1926, the Globetrotters, members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, have used their legendary global tours to showcase their iconic brand of basketball to millions of fans in over 124 countries and territories across six continents.
The milestone tour will arrive downtown at PHX Arena for two shows, at 2 and 7 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 28.
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Globetrotters coming to Phoenix during 100th year celebration
Icons, Basketball Hall of Famers will tip off downtown in February
(AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
The Globetrotters' Zeus McClurkin, left, works with first-grader Dylan Sari, 7, on a trick during a demonstration on Feb. 22, 2019, in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Sari is battling leukemia and received a surprise visit from the Globetrotters after a heartfelt letter to the team.
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Who: Harlem Globetrotters
When: 2 & 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28
Where: PHX Arena, 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix
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The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters announced that Phoenix will be a stop in 2026 on the team’s 100 Year Tour.
Since 1926, the Globetrotters, members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, have used their legendary global tours to showcase their iconic brand of basketball to millions of fans in over 124 countries and territories across six continents.
The milestone tour will arrive downtown at PHX Arena for two shows, at 2 and 7 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 28.
The team will also debut their new 100 Year jerseys as they face off against their longtime rivals, the Washington Generals.
From breaking the NBA color barrier with alums like Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton signing a pro contract as a member of the New York Knicks or courting future Hall of Famers like Wilt Chamberlain and Connie Hawkins, or Curly Neal and Meadowlark Lemon dazzling crowds, to ushering women into professional basketball, the Globetrotters are celebrated as “Ambassadors of Goodwill.”
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