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Family fun: Globetrotters hit Target Center

March 24, 2016 at 4:08PM
(left to right) Fatima "TNT" Maddox and Anthony "Buckets" Blakes of the Harlem Globetrotters spun the ball on their fingertips as they started to walk across the Stone Arch Bridge in downtown Minneapolis on 4/4/12. The two Globetrotters were in the city to preview the world famous groups appearance this Friday and Saturday at the Target Center. Rookie player Maddox is the first female on the team in 19 years and only the 9th female player in Globetrotters history.] Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune bbi
Fatima “TNT” Maddox of the Harlem Globetrotters. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Harlem Globetrotters

The hoopin' squad that generates chuckles with its shooting and ball-handling tricks celebrates 90 years on the court on a world tour that includes 320 games in North America alone. The formerly all-male roster now includes three female stars: TNT Maddox, Sweet J. Ekworomadu and Ace Jackson. (7 p.m. today; 1 p.m. Sat. $26-$131. Target Center, 600 1st Av. N., Mpls. 1-800-982-2787. targetcenter.com.)

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