I saw the Harlem Globetrotters perform in person for the first time Wednesday night.
They put on a great show.

A lot of the tricks were predictable especially to those of us old enough to remember watching Meadowlark Lemon, Fred Curly Neal, Bobby Joe Mason and Reece Goose Tatum decades ago.

I mean who hasn’t seen the old water in the bucket trick? And who hasn’t seen the debate between the Globetrotters’ clown prince and the coach of the Generals about who was going to win the game?
The Generals, however, haven’t beat the Globetrotters in 38 years and everyone knew it wasn’t going to happen at Lloyd Barney Scott Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

But the Globetrotters have been entertaining fans for more than 80 years, and it’s easy to see why. If nothing else, the younger children seem to get a kick out of the amazing ball handling skills shown by the players and the tricks they pull on each other, the coaches and the fans.

And every once in a while even those of us who have been around for a while see something new.
Although aren’t new tricks, I enjoyed the radio-controlled basketball and the Plexiglas placed over the Globetrotters basket.

And Globie the team mascot brings a home other level of entertainment to the experience of watching the Globetrotters perform.

I have to admit some of his antics had me almost in tears from laughing so much.

It’s easy to see why people like spending a relaxing winter night watching the Magicians of Basketball perform. They are truly timeless.

The Globetrotters are more than just a basketball team to many. They’re an experience and a positive one at that. It was a show worth remembering.

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