HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS BRING BASKETBALL’S FIRST-EVER 4-POINT SHOT TO SALISBURY

COUNTY EXECUTIVE RICHARD M. POLLITT, JR. TO TAKE FIRST 4-POINT SHOT IN WICOMICO COUNTY
WITH ASSISTANCE OF HARLEM GLOBETROTTER “FLIGHT TIME” LANG

TIME:             

Thursday, March 3rd at 4:00 p.m.

PLACE:          

Pemberton Elementary School; 1300 Pemberton Drive Salisbury, MD 21801-2493

DETAILS:      

With the coaching of Harlem Globetrotter player “Flight Time” Lang (currently on the CBS show Amazing Race) and the cheering on by members of the Kids Klub after school program and the Stars program at Pemberton Elementary, County Executive Rick Pollitt will take Wicomico County’s first ever 4-point shot, the Globetrotters’ newest innovation to the game of basketball.

The 4-point shot is 35 feet from the basket and will make its official debut in Wicomico County when the Globetrotters play the infamous Washington Generals on Monday, March 14 at 7 p.m. at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center.

The Harlem Globetrotters, who have contributed more innovations to the game of basketball than any other team in history, have implemented the first-ever 4-point shot as part of all of its games on the team’s 2011 “4 Times the Fun” North American tour, the team’s record 85^th season of touring.

Tickets, starting at $21.00, will be on sale http://www.wicomicociviccenter.org/, the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center box office, or by phone at 410-548-4911. Information on group and scout tickets can also be found at http://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/

                  

Media Policies: 

Media is encouraged to join us at Pemberton Elementary for Wicomico County’s first 4-Point Shot.  Video and photos are permitted.