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Harlem Globetrotters serious start

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Before the endless confetti buckets, they were just incredibly ruthless competitors. Before they started effortlessly spinning balls on their fingers, they were a highly competitive team that simply used flashy tricks as a legal way to stall and run out the clock.

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