Harlem Globetrotters

The Harlem Globetrotters is an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism and comedy to create one of the best-known sports entertainment 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 major African-American community. Over the years they have played more than 20,000 exhibition games in 118 countries, mostly against deliberately ineffective opponents, such as the Washington Generals (1953–1995) and the New York Nationals (1995–present).

Brother Bones' whistled version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" is the team's signature song.