The Harlem Globetrotters Anaheim Tickets

The Harlem Globetrotters may not be the first all-Black professional basketball team, but they nevertheless represent nine decades of breaking down race and color barriers. Since its founding in 1926, the team stands for on-field basketball theatrics, acts of goodwill and commitment to fans, all over the world.

It would not be wrong to call the Globetrotters the most loved basketball team in the world. The Harlem Globetrotters have played exhibition games in 122 countries, in front of more than 144 million fans. This legendary team will now be playing in Anaheim at the Honda Center. So, get The Harlem Globetrotters Anaheim tickets now and take your family and friends with you. The kids especially are the biggest fans of the Globetrotters.

Even the Pope is an honorary member of this basketball team. The most eccentric basketball team on this planet, the Harlem Globetrotters are known the world over for their comedy, theater and athleticism. This exhibition basketball team will soon be putting on their best show in Anaheim. So get The Harlem Globetrotters Anaheim tickets now for your whole family and take your kids out for a different kind of basketball. So famous are the Harlem Globetrotters that movies have been made on them and their members have played roles in a variety of movies and television shows. They have also performed for celebrities and heads of states. As a result, they have earned countless international awards.

The Honda Center was previously known as Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim and is home to the Anaheim Ducks. This indoor arena can seat as many as 18,336 spectators.

Where it all Started

The team started out as a professional basketball team and only later became an exhibition team. They were the main entertaining feature of the newly built Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York. Interestingly, all of the team’s early players were from south side of Chicago.

Abe Saperstein founded the Harlem Globetrotters and was also its first manager. It was Saperstein who was in favor of attaching Harlem with the Globetrotters. He thought it would add mystique to the team. Harlem in those days was the center of African-American culture.

Popularity Off-Field

In the 1970s and 80s, the Harlem Globetrotters enjoyed immense media limelight. The Harlem Globetrotters cartoon show that aired on CBS earned some of the highest ratings in the history of Saturday morning television.

The Pioneers of Women Professional Basketball

In 1985, Lynette Woodard, the Olympic gold medalist, basketball player, joined the Globetrotters and became the first female Globetrotter. With this, she also became the first female to play on a men’s professional basketball team. This paved the path for the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), which was founded in 1996.

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The Harlem Globetrotters are credited with popularizing the slam dunk, the figure-eight weave, fast break and the forward and point guard positions.

Their illustrious history and contributions to the game of basketball aside, the Harlem Globetrotters remain an entertainment loved by both kids and adults alike.

So, do not wait and get The Harlem Globetrotters Anaheim tickets.

Donning the blue, red and white, the Harlem Globetrotters wear white and blue on their away performances. They will be wearing white and blue when they come to perform for you in Anaheim.

Who are The Harlem Globetrotters?

The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team, which true to its name, travels all over the world, playing exhibition games, combining theater, athleticism and comedy to make their audiences laugh and awe in disbelief. The team has played over 26,000 games in more than 120 countries. “Sweet Georgia Brown” is their signature song and their mascot is Globie – an anthropomorphized globe. The team plays over 400 matches each year and as they travel extensively, they do not perform at the same place twice very often. As the Harlem Globetrotters dribble their way to Anaheim, make sure to get The Harlem Globetrotters Anaheim tickets now.

Origins

The original players were all from south side of Chicago and this is where the team was formed in the 1920s. In the beginning, they were called the Savoy Big Five. In 1928, many players left the Savoy Big Five and formed “Globe Trotters.” This team later came to be known as “New York Harlem Globe Trotters.” In 1929, the team was rechristened The Harlem Globetrotters. Interestingly, the team and its players had nothing to do with Harlem and did not even play a match there till 1968. Harlem was selected due to being a center of African-American culture.  

So if you are looking for basketball, a more acrobatic and comic basketball, then get your tickets now before they are all sold out.