ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Big things are dribbling into Allentown’s PPL Center again.
The Harlem Globetrotters will return to the venue at 7 p.m. Feb. 27, it has been announced.
Tickets, the prices of which were not announced, go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 30 at the PPL Center website at www.pplcenter.com or at the box office at 701 Hamilton St., Allentown.
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Tickets, the prices of which were not announced, go on sale at 10 a.m. Sept. 30 at the PPL Center website or at the box office at 701 Hamilton St., Allentown.
The game will be against the Globetrotters' usual opponents, the Washington Generals.
The Globetrotters’ roster has not been announced, but will include fan favorites. (Rosters change in each city.)
After almost every game, the Globetrotters remain on the court for autographs and photographs with fans.
The Globetrotters first played at Allentown’s PPL Center a month after it opened in September 2014 and have been back several times, most recently in February.
Since starting as a competitive basketball team in the 1920s, the Harlem Globetrotters have played more than 20,000 exhibition games in 120 countries.
Over the years, it worked comic routines into its act until today it is known more for entertainment than sports. But its games still feature incredible coordination, trick shots and skillful ball handling.