Harlem Globetrotters take court with wheelchair basketball players in Philadelphia

Thursday, February 20, 2020
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Some kids in North Philadelphia got a chance to play basketball with the pros on Thursday.

The Action Cam was at Widener Memorial School as Wheelchair basketball players hit the court with stars from the Harlem Globetrotters.
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Julian "Zeus" McClurkin and Hops Pearce talked to the students about the organization's anti-bullying campaign "T.E.A.M. Up."

Then, Zeus and Hops had a lesson of their own seeing basketball from a different perspective by playing the game in a wheelchair.
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The duo commended the students for overcoming challenges and participating in sports despite their disabilities.
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