I’m a comedian, and that’s the way we try to display ourselves. Lemon’s Globetrotters were denied entry to a Florida hotel that accommodated “Judy the Blowing Chimpanzee” in its largest suite.
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Lemon’s skills were said to be good enough to have gotten him into professional basketball, but he instead wanted to be entertaining.
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In 2000 Lemon was honored with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s John Bunn Award for lifetime contributions to the sport, and three years later was a Hall of Fame inductee. In a few years, Lemon took over as a showman, and was dubbed the “Clown Prince of Basketball” as part of a legacy that spanned more than two decades until he left the team in 1978. “People would say it would be Dr. J or even Jordan”. Born April 25, 1938, exactly six years after Meadowlark Lemon, he was signed from an open tryout of more than 500 players after turning down a baseball contract with the Cubs.
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Long before athletes tweeted, and in-your-face dunks and tackles could be shared by millions instantly, Meadowlark Lemon became one of the most popular sports personalities in the world.
A Harlem Globetrotters legend has passed away. Lemon would then return to the court with another bucket and end up throwing it onto unsuspecting fans – with confetti instead of water on the second go-round. So in an effort to celebrate his life, we put together a list of things you should know about this basketball great. “But that didn’t stop us from putting the comedy in there”. He also appeared in numerous national TV commercials and was immortalized in animation on The Harlem Globetrotters cartoon series and on episodes of Scooby Doo. Throughout their history, the Original Harlem Globetrotters have showcased their iconic talents in 122 countries and territories on six continents, often breaking down cultural and societal barriers while providing fans with their first-ever basketball experience.
Lemon spent the last years of his life trying to spread a message of faith and became an ordained minister in 1986, according to his website. He never lost that connection to the fans. Lemon said he rose every day at 4 a.m. and, after prayers, headed for the gym to run sprints and practice shooting.
Lemon enraptured audiences with half-court hook shots, constant on-court chatter, stunts like handing out hot pretzels to Madison Square Garden referees (mid-game no less), and most of all his ball-handling skills and wizard-like passing.
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He rushed home from the theater that day and started fulfilling the dream by fashioning a basketball goal from a clothes hanger and an onion sack and using a tin can for a basketball.
