Her comment was provided by the Harlem Globetrotters rather than given directly to The Athletic. In one person’s era, the Harlem Globetrotters are basketball titans, entertainers who have graced ...

Not many people know that the Harlem Globetrotters — arguably the most famous basketball team in the world — was founded by a 5’3″ Jewish immigrant from a London slum named Abe Saperstein.