Harlem Globetrotters

The Harlem Globetrotters are a comic basketball team that combines athleticism and comedy to create one of the best-known sports franchises in the world. Created by Abe Saperstein in 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, the team adopted the name Harlem because of its connotations as a leading African-American community. Over the years it has toured more than 100 countries putting on more than 20,000 exhibition games, mostly against hapless opposition like the Washington Generals (until 1995) and the New York Nationals (1995-present).

"Winning Streaks"

On September 12, 1995, the Harlem Globetrotters lost an exhibition game 91-85 to Kareem Abdul Jabbar's All Star Team in Vienna, Austria ending a run of 8,829 straight "victories" in exhibition games going back to 1971. The Globetrotters won the other 10 games during that European tour.

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September 12 - 1995 - Kareem Abdul Jabbar

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They also immediately went on another winning streak of 1,270 before losing 72-68 to Michigan State University Spartans on November 13th 2000. In addition to their exhibition games, the Globetrotters have faced some competitive action since 1997 against many college teams and have tasted defeat on a few occasions.

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On January 5, 1971 the Harlem Globetrotters lost a game in Martin, Tennessee in overtime to the New Jersey Reds as team owner Red Klotz sank the winning basket for a 100-99 score that ended a 2,495-game winning streak.

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January 5 - 1971 - Martin, Tennessee

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