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HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS BRING NEW TOUR TO SOCAL AND GIVEAWAY

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February 4, 2017

HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS BRING NEW TOUR TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ON THE HEELS OF SETTING NINE 

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ RECORDS


Tickets are on sale now to see Globetrotters Honda Center Feb. 12-18


As the Harlem Globetrotters prepare to bring their 2017 World Tour to the Los Angeles area for eight games from Feb. 11-19, the iconic team took a timeout for Guinness World Records Day.  Only one year after setting seven official Guinness World Records titles, the Globetrotters broke a single-day total of nine records this year, including the longest basketball hook-shot.


https://youtu.be/10h5ICl25wA (courtesy Harlem Globetrotters)

            

            Saturday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. – Ontario – Citizens Business Bank Arena

            Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. – Anaheim – Honda Center

            Monday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. – Mission Viejo – Saddleback College Gym

            Saturday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. & 7 p.m. – Honda Center

            Sunday, Feb. 19 at 12:30 p.m. & 5:45 p.m. – STAPLES Center


Tickets to the see the Globetrotters are officially on sale now at harlemglobetrotters.com or the respective arena box office. 


The records were broken at the AT&T Center, home of the San Antonio Spurs, during the 12th annual Guinness World Records Day, a global celebration of record breaking launched to celebrate the day the Guinness World Records book sold its 100 millionth copy.  Since 2000, the Globetrotters now own 15 current Guinness World Records.

The Globetrotters will tip off their 2017 World Tour on Dec. 26 and will play in over 250 North American markets as well as 30 countries worldwide. 

The Harlem Globetrotters® are legendary worldwide, synonymous with one-of-a-kind family entertainment and great basketball skills for the past 90 years. Throughout their history, the Original Harlem Globetrotters have showcased their iconic talents in 122 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 nine thrilling decades. Sponsored by Baden Sports, Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Herschend Enterprises, the largest family-owned themed entertainment company in the U.S. For the latest news and information about the Harlem Globetrotters, visit the Globetrotters' official Web site: www.harlemglobetrotters.com and follow them on Twitter @Globies.


GIVEAWAY:  WIN 4 TICKETS TO SEE THE GLOBETROTTERS AT THE HONDA CENTER


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