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Washington generals embody the idea of the weak. This is an easy reputation to gain more than 18,000 losses compared to three victories over the CV, but the generals were at the end of the loss over and over time when looking at their competition over decades with Harlem Globterut.
When it comes to a favorite exhibition games in America, generals are rarely seen as “losers”. If there is anything, they support the team members of the beloved Globetrotters team that focuses on one basic goal: entertainment for the fans. Globetrotters requires discount. They need a team to defeat.
Why not the generals?
“You have to make it look good,” said General Jordan Fox’s goalkeeper Athlete.
This is the function of General Washington: to enhance what is already on the table. Globetrotters is eye dessert. Someone needs to make sure to receive praise for the court. Because the members of the generals are good at what they are doing, attending competition between the two teams provides a unique experience for the fans.
Even if the defeat is inevitable to Washington – 1971 long time To taste the defeat after defeat.
The generals in Washington are often the Harlem Globreter joke line. This image for 2019 shows the “Spider” guns for Globetrotters, and it pulls the legs of the Global Burrell Gengers during the Las Vegas exhibition. (Ethan Miller / Getty Emus)
It is difficult to explain the competitive value to know that you will lose every basketball game that you play. Imagine your most difficult training, just to expect the results panel that does not tend to your favor. The idea could be frustrated, right?
Or, for Fuchs, a former football player and basketball at the University of Indiana, games against Globetrotters can be more than just what appears on the results board.
Fox said: “It is a rewarding experience because I am putting smiles on everyone’s faces, even if I am in the end of the loser.” “Everyone enjoys it, and for me personally, I enjoy it because I play the game that I love and get my abilities.
“I will travel and meet amazing people.
For the generals, created by Lewis “Red” Clotz in 1952, and considered the most uncommon team in the history of sport, there is always a joy in knowing that the next day could be the one that ends skiing. The team was assumed to be legally competition against Globetrotters, but in the end it became the final collision test of its opponents wearing red, white and blue on solid wood.
To be a general requires a unique focus. The list is characterized by skilled players who must be ambitious enough to get to know the awareness that it is always secondary in the show. Regardless of the circumstances, the goal is to ensure the appearance of Globetrotters always, although fans will leave the arenas that were impressed by sports shows, 4 points, and the dynamic pressure coming from the team that wears green and yellow.
The generals, in many ways, take the role of the final opponents. Fox considers himself “The main villain.” It is a responsibility to bear seriously, all for the sake of entertainment.
He said: “If you remove the result, you know that we will lose, but if you remove the result and focus only on the process and the game, you will find joy in that.”
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On January 5, 1971, in a match in Martin, Tin. The generals-after that as New Jersey Reds-took a series of losses of 2495 games with a victory of 100-99 over Globetrotters. When Globetrotters enjoyed the crowd, the generals stormed the generals in the last seconds. Klotz made the game of winning the game as the bell looked to give the generals their most exciting victory in the history of modern era. This was the first time in 14 years.
After the match, Clotz, who died in 2014, mocked the age of 92, Globetrotters hit Santa Claus, “ But how did the legend of the generals feel about being finally on the right side of the results board?
“I think it was the best day throughout his entire life,” said Bruninwain Okev, head of brand marketing and brand content. Athlete. “I cannot imagine the celebration and happiness he had. Maybe you hold on that day very long or during the rest of his life.
“We are still counting on that day a very important moment in the history of Globetrotters. You cannot talk about the history of Globetrotters without talking about the generals.”
How competition has changed over the years. It was “good for evil”, with Globetrotters as heroes and generals as wicked. There was even A masked general known as Kayer Which was the final villain and played by many players. At other times, it is simply the story of the weak generals trying to raise the level of Globetrotters.
Strange like this, against and not in favor of the generals, has occurred decades ago. (Don emmert / AFP via Getty Images)
Looking at the unbalanced nature of competition, the question is why someone Want To play for generals?
No, it is an opportunity to play professional basketball. The generals are not simply the pillars of the court; They are real basketball players. Some were explored in the G League, some in the summer league in the American Professional League, some at the international level – just like some members of Globetrotters.
One of the most famous names that play with generals is Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Nanacy Lieberman, which fits generals in the 1980s. Lieberman was the first woman to play with the generals. Kayla Gabor is now on the team and is the second woman to play with the generals. Gabor is a former goalkeeper for all conferences from the Second Department of Lake Erie in Ohio, and he is a leading top scorer during the 2016-17 season at the Great Lakes Intercollegia Conference Conference.
“I am general, and he is very unique,” Gabor said. “I think Nancy Lieberman was from 1977 to 1978, so for me, the return of the female on the opponent’s side is unique lights. We don’t win every game, but I have set personal goals. ”My personal goals are to get the crowd to my side.
“I always want to try to find people from the audience to be like,” Watch this! “The 3S couple hit a row. I will do it for them. Garely, he defended me.”
Genoes, such as Globetrotters, practice and work on a variety of regions in court. They travel wherever they travel in Globetrotters, with equal places.
Okev said: “We all understand that it is offered, and our youngest members may not understand the full type of weight, meaning or influence of that.” “But we also have to take the fact that in both teams, these are real people, real athletes with real skills, and they play professional basketball. We want to give them the opportunity to be able to show these skills.”
There is also the hope of moving generals to Globetrotters. This does not happen much, but the “Jet” river is Globetrotter I started with the generals (Formerly known as World All-Stars in 2013 and 2014) After playing university basketball at Wagner College in early 2010. Rivers were transferred to Globetrotters in 2017 after spending time in competing teams.
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The generals are not the stars of the show, but they are definitely an important part of the history of Globetrotters. Even with the loss after the loss, they became the candidates for fans and the role models for children.
In the eyes of many, it is far from the weak.
Gabor said: “It is a seriously like a dream.” “There are a lot of eyes on us, but it is really good to do it. It was giving me almost a purpose in basketball, I didn’t know that sport would bring it.”
Fox added: “It is great to be part of history as well,” Fox added. “Globetrotters History.”
Shakeia Taylor contributed to this report.
(Clarification: Kelsea Petersen / Athlete; Pictures of the compliment of Harlem Globrott)
