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Via nypost.com. The Harlem Globetrotters want a seat at the NBA table. In a letter they wrote to NBA Commisioner Adam Silver they laid out their case for becoming the next NBA franchise,
“Based on what we’ve already proven, we can field a team of talent on par with the pros of today, and we want the chance to do that,” the Globetrotters wrote. “As a world renowned and legendary professional basketball team, we petition Commissioner Adam Silver, the NBA governors and the powers that be to grant The Original Harlem Globetrotters an NBA franchise. Not now, but right now!”
Absolutely! These guys have won over 27,000 games, and wouldn't you want to see a Globetrotter run around the court with what we think is a bucket of water, but it's actually a bucket of confetti, and dump it on an unamused Kyrie Irving?
“Congratulations on growing into a multi-billion-dollar industry with international endeavors and huge media deals,” the Globetrotters wrote. “… It’s time to right the wrongs and rewrite history. It’s time for the NBA to honor what the Globetrotters have done for OUR sport, both here in the U.S. and around the globe.”
I say absolutely. These guys have helped popularize basketball like no one else since the 1920's and they're no joke. These are talented players. Put them in the same division as their arch enemies, The Washington Generals.