{"id":163633,"date":"2026-02-13T20:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T20:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/163633\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T20:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T20:15:09","slug":"the-harlem-globetrotters-centennial-tour-is-coming-to-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/163633\/","title":{"rendered":"The Harlem Globetrotters centennial tour is coming to Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Harlem Globetrotters started as an alternative to the NBA that excluded Black players. The team has played and performed for a century<\/a>, adding layers of comedy and dancing to impressive basketball skills.<\/p>\n

\"\"Showman \u201cHammer\u201d Harrison 100-year tour graphic. (Photo courtesy of the Harlem Globetrotters)<\/p>\n

While the team kept some tricks and comedy from the past century, it has also incorporated audience participation to keep up with new generations.<\/p>\n

The Globetrotters are scheduled to play their special brand of basketball on Monday, Feb. 16, at Dickies Arena. The players acknowledge that audiences have changed. However, their philosophy of using basketball to build community still resonates with crowds.<\/p>\n

\"\"Mascot \u201cGlobie\u201d interacting with fans during the game. (Photo courtesy of the Harlem Globetrotters)<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think the 100 years of Harlem Globetrotters is a testament to the love that we feel performing and playing basketball is being shared by not only the people across the country, but across the world as well,\u201d Aidan Cottrell<\/a>, the team\u2019s mascot known as \u201cGlobie<\/a>,\u201d said. He will not be in attendance at Dickies Arena as he is on a separate leg of the tour.<\/p>\n

Cottrell, a TCU alum and former SuperFrog<\/a>, joined the organization in December 2023. He said that the basketball acrobatics and tricks set the Globetrotters apart from other teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the pregame, there\u2019s always going to be trick shots from anywhere on the court or sometimes even in the stands,\u201d Cottrell said. \u201cDuring the game, you will see our designated dunkers catching some 40-inch verticals and slamming basketballs left and right.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Lucius \u201cToo Tall\u201d Winston. (Photo courtesy of the Harlem Globetrotters)<\/p>\n

Each player has a different story about being a part of the team.<\/p>\n

Globetrotters guard Lucius \u201cToo Tall<\/a>\u201d Winston holds eight Guinness World Records, including most basketball layups in three minutes, set in 2024<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rookie Zanai \u201cBiz-Z<\/a>\u201d Jones joined the Globetrotters in November 2025 after playing for Villanova University and Southern Methodist University.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Transitioning from competitive basketball to the Globetrotters allowed her to find a renewed love for the game by unlocking different aspects she\u2019s never experienced before, she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Harlem Globetrotters aim to do good all around the world through their Goodwill Ambassador Initiative<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Rookie Zanai \u201cBiz-Z\u201d Jones. (Photo courtesy of the Harlem Globetrotters)<\/p>\n

Health and wellness, education and community empowerment are driving forces for the messages the team plans to send to every community they meet with.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy job is just to make them happy,\u201d Winston said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The team manages the players\u2019 busy schedules by dividing time into games, travel and meetings with fans. Both Winston and Jones plan to attend Dickies on their leg of the tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get up close, personal and real interactions with all types of people, and I love that,\u201d Jones said. \u201cThat\u2019s why traveling is so important. The Globetrotting experience is just widening the boundaries of the world for me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Harlem Globetrotters started as an alternative to the NBA that excluded Black players. The team has played…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":163634,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":{"0":"post-163633","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-worth","8":"tag-fort-worth","9":"tag-fort-worth-headlines","10":"tag-fort-worth-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}