Harlem Globetrotters Day is observed on January 7 and aims to honour one of the greatest teams in the history of basketball. The Harlem Globetrotters basketball team is one of 10 basketball teams which has made the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
History
In 1891, James Naismith, a Canadian-American gymnastics teacher in Springfield, U.S. developed the basketball game. Basketball became one of the most popular sports in the world. It contains two teams of five separate players on each side vying against each other.
In 1926, Abe Saperstein founded the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. They were initially called the Savoy Big Five, after the famous Savoy Ballroom in Chicago.
Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | January 7 | Sunday |
| 2025 | January 7 | Tuesday |
| 2026 | January 7 | Wednesday |
| 2027 | January 7 | Thursday |
| 2028 | January 7 | Friday |
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