![]() Today, we have the latest installment of another project driven by editorial assistant Taylor Garrett called “ T.G.I.S – Taylor Garrett In Social.” In this regular, end-of-the-week wrap-up, Taylor will share of some of the best social media moments from around ESPN. I’ll just stick to spinning it on my finger.EDITOR’S NOTE: Front Row recently debuted “Taylor Made” a vehicle to allow fans access to places around ESPN they rarely see. I don’t want to shed skin trying to spin it on my nose. I come in, I’m going into my third season, and I’m kind of impatient, and I’m like, "I need to get that right now!” But they say, "Look, it took us some time to get that too."Īre you planning to learn to spin it on your nose? These are veteran guys who are about 10-14 years in. I’ve got a teammate who just broke the world record for spinning it on his nose, which is amazing. We have a guy named Slick who can spin two balls at the same time, do tricks with two balls at the same time. What’s your record for spinning the ball on your finger?įor me, I could probably go about 12-13 seconds, but I have teammates who can go like 16 seconds. But, he was outstanding when he was in the NBA because he was undersized and still getting in the paint against 7-footers and scoring. Sort of like Steph Curry, they’re not your freak-of-nature athlete. Well, I actually grew up watching Allen Iverson. I wasn’t even born! Actually you know the whole thing with the Golden State Warriors and their whole streak, well, the Globetrotters actually had to tweet out that they’re only a couple thousand games behind us! The Washington Generals! We lost to them in 1971. When’s the last time you lost to those suckers you play? Until I get that down, that’s going to be my favorite. I don’t have it 100 percent, I’m like 97 percent there. It took a lot of practice, so I guess that’s my favorite now. That one behind the back, I just learned how to do that. Now I’m like, “Hey everyone!” Now, I’m totally addicted. So, I never thought to spin the ball on my finger or like spin it on my head or anything. Is there a trick that you hate doing?Īctually I’m obsessed with doing tricks now, All through my life I was playing straight-up competitive basketball, working on fundamental skills trying to get to the WNBA and going to college, which I did do, finished in 2008, went to the WNBA in 2008 with San Antonio. Harlem Globetrotter Sweet J teaches City Paper editor Charlie Deitch how to spin the basketball on his finger. Now girls can look at me and say, “I can be a Globetrotter.” That’s amazing to think about because now I’m the 12th in history. The first female came in 1985, and she actually broke the gender barrier before I was even born. I’m a female, the 12th female in history. But fast forward 90 years later, we do break a lot of barriers. ![]() But we actually played all the games in Chicago. Our owner decided to tag on "globetrotters" to make it seem like we traveled around the globe, and then he tagged on "Harlem" because in the 1920s African-American arts and culture was hopping there. Actually, our team originated in Illinois. A lot of people think we are from Harlem. I never knew that when I was 10 years old playing basketball with boys that I would be almost 30 now playing basketball with men. Tell us what it's like for you to be a Harlem Globetrotter. 26 - and to answer some questions about her experience. She stopped by the SCM offices to promote the current Globetrotters tour - which comes to Pittsburgh on Dec. Who wouldn't want this on their lunch break?Įkworomadu is a 5'10" Texas State University grad who's played professionally worldwide and has been on Nigeria's national team since 2007 - both of the Dallas native's parents are from Nigeria. Rather, they were watching Harlem Globetrotter's Joyce "Sweet J" Ekworomadu dribble and spin the iconic red-white-and-blue Globetrotters basketball in the air, through her legs and around her back. Around noon today, employees of Steel City Media - which includes City Paper, BOB-FM and Q92 - were not eating lunch.
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