The Generals' job was to make the Globetrotters look like the best team on the planet. You might think that because they lost every game, the Generals were comprised of terrible basketball players. The Generals were actually pretty good at basketball Despite the losses on losses on losses, the Generals took pride in what they did: Providing the necessary straight man to one of the most famous sports shows on the planet.
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It's not particularly surprising to hear that times are tight in the novelty basketball business.Īlthough the Generals are finally free from the Sisyphean cycle of failure, it's a sad day. Purportedly, the reason for their demise is that the Globetrotters figured out a better financial deal than splitting their earnings with the Generals, who have long operated as a separate company. The Generals' website features a sad note thanking the fans - were there any? - for their decades of support. The team's coach/owner/manager/everything man John Ferrari got the call that the Globetrotters didn't need their help anymore in July, with the team playing its last game Aug. Their name has become a synonym for losing, so much so that Krusty the Clown can bet on the Generals to win and we're all supposed to get the joke.
They close up shop with the worst record in sports history: Against the Globetrotters, they won one game and lost more than 16,000. After over 60 years of playing - and losing - to the showboating and basketball tricks of the Harlem Globetrotters, the Generals are folding, according to Joe Posnanski of NBC Sports.
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