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well for nearly a century the Harlem
Globetrotters have been showcasing their
talents in sold-out arenas traveling to
over a hundred countries and next month
the famous red white and blue jerseys
will deck the court at CFE arena on the
UCF campus and we're so excited to have
one of those world-famous Harlem
Globetrotters right here with us today
Latif jet river is so good to meet you
we're so glad that you had time to stop
by yes of course where you headed next
well here I'm doing some promo for we
actually come here
we'll be here live in Orlando at the CFE
arena and a 2 p.m. on December 2nd so
you guys if you haven't gotten your
ticket you go on Harlem Globetrotters
comm and get your tickets trust me you
guys don't want to miss it it's gonna be
a blast and you grew up watching the
Harlem Globetrotters so now this is your
fourth season what is that like for you
to really be living a childhood dream um
it's amazing I mean I always wanted to
be a professional basketball player and
one of the would you say is your
favorite trick we need to back out yeah
I mean and so you guys are coming to
Orlando what can folks expect when they
come out on December 2nd when you guys
come to any harm Globetrotter games of
course you can expect some high-flying
dunks or some world-class tricks but
this year is a little different this
year we're gonna focus on the fans we
love our fans so this year we want to
get our fans as incorporated in the show
as possible so and actually this year
our tour is called the fan power tour
and there'll be over 20 occasions where
fans can interact with players and
that's 30% more than it has been in any
game that we've ever played and we've
been around for 93 years so it's gonna
be exciting so guys make sure you don't
miss it so I imagine that fan
interaction just adds a whole new level
of excitement for you guys as well
absolutely I mean sometimes you you
underestimate the effect of a smile it
can brighten up someone's day or it
could take their day from a bad day to a
great day so it's definitely a blessing
to be able to do that you grew up in New
Jersey you said you grew you grew up
watching the Globetrotters what's it
like to come full circle and be one and
mm-hmm
yeah it's awesome because I mean you
know all of these legendary guys
Meadowlark lemon and curly Neal and to
be able to try to fill these guys shoes
it's just it's an honor so when you're
traveling all around the world and
people see you in the airport do you
feel like you just have to entertain all
the time oh I mean it's what I signed up
for whatever comes my way you know I'm
ready for it what's kind of the craziest
story that you've had to entertain right
there on the spot I don't think there
hasn't been any really crazy stories
yeah the most I'll get is probably a
spin at the airport or few pictures so
nothing too crazy and you mentioned that
this you know a smile can change
someone's day
so really the Harlem Globetrotters are
about more than basketball I mean you're
bringing joy in a time when the world
really doesn't need that absolutely
absolutely and I think it's important
that we had that because like you said
it's a lot going on so I take pride in
and I can I think I can speak for all of
my teammates we take pride in
interacting with our fans and being
really genuine because you know we were
kids at one point so we know what it's
like to look up to somebody and I think
it's important to have a positive
influence on these kids and people all
over so so December 2nd December 2nd
don't miss it tickets right now I want
to see another trick yeah thank you we
need to back up no see it's like not the
space I'll bring it back around I'll
drop it right there then I'll bring it
up oh look at that
you're letting us have it we're gonna
work on our tricks thank you
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