The Harlem Globetrotters’ legendary star Meadowlark Lemon has died at the age of 83. Impossible to believe that he was that old already.
I always thought the Globetrotters could be seen as a metaphor for modern American politics, with the Washington Generals playing the part of the Republican Party, destined to lose to a flashy team with no end of gimmicks and a referee corps and scorekeepers (read: the mainstream media) on their side.
Hmmm: that metaphor may still work, come to think of it.
Here’s a two-minute retrospective on Lemon (lots more longer clips available on YouTube, especially this 14-minute highlight reel):
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