Globetrotters on Ice

Yesterday, history was made as the Globetrotters played the first ever game on ice right in the heart of Harlem. The rink in Central Park was set over a lake of and had two basketball hoops on either end, the ice had about an inch of snow on it. Wearing spiked cleats and helmets, the Trotters took to the ice while crowds of kids from the city who got the day off school and a flock of reporters from all the major media (AP, Reuters, NY Times, Daily News, Etc) looked on.

I made my way onto the ice, camera in hand and got a front row seat to something that has never been done before and probably won't ever be again, for obvious reasons.

Check me out lurking hard in the background amongst the video of the press (wearing a white and blue jacket).

http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoChannel=2602&videoId=40814770

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr2Mra7AUmI

Globetrotters play game on ice rink in New York

By RICK FREEMAN (AP) – 1 day ago

NEW YORK — The Harlem Globetrotters have a new way to beat the Washington Generals — on ice.

The famed basketball barnstormers played on a hockey rink for the first time in their 84-year history Tuesday, putting on a show in New York's Central Park ahead of a tour of the area.

Both teams wore ice cleats on their shoes but the Globetrotters' mascot appeared unable to find ones that fit his cartoonish sneakers, and wound up adding some unintentional slapstick to the routine.

The Globetrotters' Kris "Hi-Lite" Bruton put on an old-school goalie mask and used a hockey stick to bat down a shot. The Generals grimly stuck to their usual brand of basketball — and lost 32-15.

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