{"id":60340,"date":"2013-11-15T15:28:31","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T15:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=60340"},"modified":"2023-06-13T13:53:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T20:53:10","slug":"harlem-globetrotters-world-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/harlem-globetrotters-world-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlem Globetrotters breaking backboards &#038; setting world records (longest basketball shot)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7kV4-ziw4pU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Globetrotter rookie Thunder Law not only set a Globetrotter record for his long range bomb but he set a new Guinness World Record on Wednesday. \u00a0Law made a shot from 109 feet 9 inches which beat the 3 year old record by over 5 feet. \u00a0 It's an amazingly difficult trick shot but the more exciting footage that came from the Globbies camp this week is this backboard breaker that almost became a head and back breaker for 6'4 Bull Bullard (who was the show American Ninja Warrior).<\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jgEW2_lJY6E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>This was Bull's comments about the dunk.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u201cAs a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, I\u2019ve stood on backboards and rims and dunked in arenas all over the world, and I\u2019ve done that same dunk hundreds of times, but this was certainly a first for me. \u00a0It was really scary, because all I could do when the basket started to collapse was hang on for dear life. \u00a0My heart was racing, and I was almost in shock when the backboard shattered when I hit the floor. \u00a0Thank goodness for the quick action of my coach, trainer and teammates coming to my aid. \u00a0We are a tight-knit family, and we always take care of each other.\u00a0Even though it was frightening, this will not stop me and my teammates from doing fun, unique and acrobatic tricks to entertain fans around the globe.\u00a0One of the cool facets of the Globetrotters is that you never know what you are going to see at a show, so you need to come and check us out live and in person.\u00a0The Trick Shot Challenge is one of the new rules on our 2014 \u201cFans Rule\u201d World Tour, but that is a trick shot that I don\u2019t plan on repeating again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-60341\" alt=\"fb86d8d8483a11e387350e22d49cfb46_8\" src=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/fb86d8d8483a11e387350e22d49cfb46_8.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/instagram.com\/p\/gcbxAbPbm9\/embed\/\" height=\"710\" width=\"612\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I know the Globbies aren't as cool with young kids as older folks like me but I'm still a pretty big fan and <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/the-harlem-globetrotters-are-still-cool-breaking-backboards-dunking-without-jumping\/\">here's my \"love letter\" to them<\/a> after I attended a game earlier this year with my 2 daughters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Globetrotter rookie Thunder Law not only set a Globetrotter record for his long range bomb but he set&hellip; 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