In 1998, Marques Haynes became the first player ever to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a Harlem Globetrotter. Considered by many to be the greatest basketball dribbler of all-time, Haynes played in more than 12,000 games, traveled more than four million miles and entertained fans in nearly 100 countries during two stints with the Globetrotters (1947-53, 1972-79). #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM | Harlem Globetrotters

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The Harlem Globetrotters married exceptional basketball skill, comedy, and storytelling to become world renowned athletes and ambassadors of basketball. Founded in 1927, the Globetrotters were instrumental in demonstrating that Black players possessed the skills to play at the professional level and the first black player to sign an NBA contract, Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton, hailed from their roster. In the 94 years since, the Globetrotters have broken countless barriers, set world records an