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  HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS BRING BASKETBALLS FIRST-EVER 4-POINT SHOT TO INDIANAPOLIS

  12/02/2010

  

  HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS BRING BASKETBALL’S FIRST-EVER

  4-POINT SHOT TO INDIANAPOLIS

   

  Basketball’s most prolific innovators push sport forward once again;

   

  Game-changing 4-pointer to make its mark at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on January 15

   

  PHOENIX (December 2, 2010) – The Harlem Globetrotters, who have contributed more

  innovations to the game of basketball than any other team in history, have implemented the

  first-ever 4-point shot as part of all of its games on the team’s 2011 “4 Times the Fun” North

  American tour, the team’s record 85th season of touring.

   

  The Globetrotters will debut the 4-pointer to a national audience on Sunday, December 5, at

  7:30 p.m. EST, when ESPN2 telecasts the Globetrotters’ game against the Washington Generals

  from the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney World in Orlando, Fla.

   

  This game-changing innovation will be on display when the Globetrotters take on the Washington Generals

  at Conseco Fieldhouse on January 15, 2011 at 7:00p.m. Tickets, starting at $20.00, are on sale at

  www.harlemglobetrotters.com, the Conseco Fieldhouse box office, or by phone (317) 239-5151. Information on

  group and scout tickets can also be found at www.harlemglobetrotters.com.

   

  “The Globetrotters have been at the forefront of basketball’s evolution throughout the sport’s

  history,” said Globetrotters CEO Kurt Schneider. “From the alley-oop to the slam dunk to the

  behind-the-back pass, the Globetrotters have long brought innovations to basketball that are now

  staples of the game, and we’re confident the 4-point shot will change the game of basketball

  going forward.”

   

  Throughout the 2011 North American tour, which will travel to 220 cities in 46 U.S. States

  and six Canadian provinces between December 26 and April 17, every Globetrotters game will

  now feature two designated 4-point shooting spots on each side of midcourt, each located 35

  feet from the basket (the spots are 12 feet beyond the NBA’s official 3-point line). The 4-

  point option is expected to further open up the playing floor for the Globetrotters as well as

  their opponents, the Generals, and is expected to generate even more high-scoring action and

  competitive play.

   

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  “Bring it,” said Washington Generals President Red Klotz, whose team has not beaten the

  Globetrotters since January 1971, when Klotz himself sank a game-winning shot in Martin,

  TN. “Long-range marksmanship is a Generals trademark, and we’ve already installed several

   

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  new plays to take advantage of the 4-pointer. If anything, this only makes us stronger.”

   

  “I only wish they had this shot when I was playing,” said Globetrotter Legend Curly Neal, one

  of only five Globetrotters in history to have his jersey number retired. “I could have lit up that

  scoreboard all night long.”

   

  Sponsored by Campbell Soup Company, Howard Johnson Hotels, America’s Best Contacts

  and Eyeglasses, Greyhound Lines and Spalding, the Original Harlem Globetrotters continue a

  world famous tradition of ball handling wizardry, basketball artistry and one-of-a-kind family

  entertainment that continues to thrill fans of all ages.

   

  Throughout their history, the Globetrotters have showcased their iconic talents in 120 countries

  and territories on six continents, often breaking down cultural and societal barriers while

  providing fans with their first-ever basketball experience. Proud inductees of the Naismith

  Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the Globetrotters have entertained hundreds of millions of

  fans—among them popes, kings, queens, and presidents—over more than eight thrilling decades.

   

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