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Harlem Globetrotters bring new
tour to the Crown Coliseum
a STAFF REPORT
e World-Famous Harlem Glo-
betrotters are bringing their newly
reimagined Spread Game Tour to
the Crown Coliseum on Aug. 4, at
7 p.m. is new tour is a basketball
event like no other. Ankle-breaking
moves, jaw-dropping swag, and rim-
rattling dunks are only some of the
thrills you can expect from this fully
modernized show. Part streetball
from the players who defined it, part
interactive family entertainment, the
new tour will show off the best of the
Globetrotters in a dazzling exhibition
of talent and game.
e Spread Game Tour is the
rescheduled event from the March
2020 game that was cancelled due to
COVID. Tickets are on sale now and
can be purchased online at Cape-
FearTix.com, at the Crown Complex
Box Office and at Leisure Travel
Services on Fort Bragg.
is tour introduces new premium
fan experiences with unprecedented
access and interaction, including
celebrity court passes, meets and
greets with players, and in select
markets, the #SQUADZONE, where
fans have the opportunity to feel like
part of the show.
For over 95 years, the Harlem
Globetrotters organization has been
committed to spreading joy through
their artful athleticism and unparal-
leled basketball skill. e Globetrot-
ters have always been global ambas-
sadors of goodwill. e reimagined
team is even more committed to
bringing their voice to social justice
conversations while inviting com-
munities all over the U.S. to come
together and recognize the power
of our commonalities and celebrate
our differences. e Globetrotters'
mission, to spread game and bring
family entertainment to the world,
continues to drive them today.
e originators of basketball style,
influencers on today's game, and
skilled athletes of the highest order,
the world-famous Harlem Globetrot-
ters have showcased their iconic tal-
ents in 124 countries and territories
on six continents since their found-
ing in 1926. Proud inductees into
the Naismith Memorial Basketball
Hall of Fame, their mission to spread
game and bring entertainment to the
world continues to drive them today.
e Globetrotters are innovators of
the game who popularized the jump
shot, slam dunk, and invented the
half-court hook shot.
For nearly a century, the Globe-
trotters have exhibited Black excel-
lence on and off the court, entertain-
ing, inspiring and advancing the
racial progress of today. e Harlem
Globetrotters International, Inc. is a
subsidiary of Herschend Enterprises,
the largest family-owned themed
entertainment company in the U.S.
For more information about the
Harlem Globetrotters, visit the
Globetrotters' official website www.
harlemglobetrotters.com and follow
them on social media.
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e current Harlem Globetrotters lineup includes (left) TNT Lister (#18 Guard) and
(right) Dragon Taylor (#24 Forward). (Photos courtesy www.facebook.com/HarlemGlo-
betrotters)
