Harlem Globetrotters set nine world records
It all looks like just fun and games, but the Harlem Globetrotters can play a bit, too.
The Harlem Globetrotters set out to carve out a slice of history in San Antonio, Texas, during week, and they did.
Over and over again.
To prepare for their 2017 World Tour, the iconic traveling exhibition troupe team took a timeout for Guinness World Records Day.
Gathering on the home court of the NBA San Antonio Spurs, the Globetrotters broke nine basketball records, two of which they already held.
Since 2000, the Globetrotters have set 15 current Guinness World Records.
“We are the original trick shot artists, so it is great to reclaim our records and reestablish our dominance,” said Harlem Globetrotters star Big Easy Lofton.
Big Easy, Ant Atkinson, Cheese Chisholm and Zeus McClurkin were among the Globetrotters who set at least two records. Atkinson was a part of three records.
The Globetrotters were founded in 1926 and have played in more than 26,000 exhibition games in 122 countries and territories over the years.
Watch the nine new world records below:
No.1
No. 1: Thunder goes under-the-leg to set this new @GWR! #GWRDay pic.twitter.com/GXckQz16h2
— Harlem Globetrotters (@Globies) November 17, 2016
No.2
No. 2: Ant doesn't need 👀 for this blindfolded @GWR… #GWRDay pic.twitter.com/2omBa3UYlk
— Harlem Globetrotters (@Globies) November 17, 2016
No.3
Let's see the Splash Bros try this one… Ant and Cheese set a new @GWR for most 3s by a pair in 1 minute! 💦 #GWRDay pic.twitter.com/fiWG4Iw3MU
— Harlem Globetrotters (@Globies) November 17, 2016
No.4
Sorry @DudePerfect… @BigEasyLofton had to get his record back. #GWRDay pic.twitter.com/BiQsdHSO1N
— Harlem Globetrotters (@Globies) November 17, 2016
No.5
No. 5: Zeus goes for the most dunks in 1 minute! #GWRDay pic.twitter.com/skgwlhNjVU
— Harlem Globetrotters (@Globies) November 17, 2016
No.6
No. 6: Thunder sets a @GWR from his 🍑 #GWRDay pic.twitter.com/Nam7EYBunZ
— Harlem Globetrotters (@Globies) November 17, 2016
No.7
No. 7: Ant and Cheese both get the record for most 👌s in a minute. #GWRDay pic.twitter.com/HHH4B0ES0M
— Harlem Globetrotters (@Globies) November 17, 2016
No.8
No. 8: @BigEasyLofton takes another one back from @DudePerfect… #GWRDay #SorryDudes pic.twitter.com/s6xBz8NqD9
— Harlem Globetrotters (@Globies) November 17, 2016
No.9
No. 9: This one is way harder than it looks… #GWRDay pic.twitter.com/zhqg60ceGg
— Harlem Globetrotters (@Globies) November 18, 2016
