Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Local Hoops Star Shines With Harlem Globetrotters

Fatima “TNT” Maddox, who played collegiate basketball for Temple University (2005-2007), is now a full-fledged member of the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters. She and the Globetrotters will visit the Greater Philadelphia Region for shows at the Liacouras Center on Friday, March 9 at 7 p.m., the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, NJ, on Saturday, March 10 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday, March 11 at 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Tickets for all three stops are on sale now exclusively through ComcastTIX online at ComcastTIX.com, by phone at 1-800-298-4200 or in person at each venue box office. Information on group and scout tickets can be found at www.harlemglobetrotters.com.

Maddox will arrive early in Philadelphia on Monday, March 5, to make appearances to promote the arrival of the Globetrotters later that week.

Maddox is the ninth women to don the red, white and blue. She stumbled upon the game on the playground at the age of 13. Maddox played volleyball and participated in track in field during her teenage years – setting state records in both the long jump and triple jump – but she didn’t love those sports like she loved basketball.

TNT began her college career at New Mexico before transferring to Temple, where she was coached by three-time Olympic gold medalist Dawn Staley. TNT says, “Coach Staley was not only a role model for me through her amazing basketball credentials, but she showed me balance…balance between being a player, taking care of family, and giving back to the community. I admired her so much for her unique combination of kindness, toughness, and ability to make the team feel like a family.”

TNT is currently working towards a master's degree in management, and her hobbies include skating, playing pool and she really likes to draw and paint.

Current Globetrotters stars Flight Time Lang, Hi-Lite Bruton and many others will team up with Maddox and the world class rookies for nearly 270 games on the North American portion of the World Tour, bringing the Globetrotter magic to over 230 cities in 46 states, the District of Columbia and five Canadian provinces.

Rosters in each city will vary and are subject to change.

Sponsored by Howard Johnson Hotels, Greyhound Lines, Spalding, and Russell Athletic, the Original Harlem Globetrotters are celebrating their 86th consecutive year, continuing a world famous tradition of ball handling wizardry, basketball artistry and one-of-a-kind family entertainment that continues to thrill fans of all ages. Throughout their history, the Globetrotters have showcased their iconic talents in 120 countries and territories on six continents, often breaking down cultural and societal barriers while providing fans with their first-ever basketball experience. Proud inductees of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the Globetrotters have entertained hundreds of millions of fans—among them popes, kings, queens, and presidents—over more than eight thrilling decades. For the latest news and information about the Harlem Globetrotters, and to purchase tickets and team merchandise, visit the Globetrotters’ official Web site: www.harlemglobetrotters.com.

Comcast-Spectacor (comcast-spectacor.com) is the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment company which owns the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), the home arena for both the Flyers and the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, the Wells Fargo Center, and four Flyers Skate Zone community ice skating and hockey rinks. In addition, Comcast-Spectacor is also the principal owner of Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field with more than 100 facilities throughout the United States and Canada; Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage service provider; New Era Tickets, a ticketing and marketing company for public assembly facilities; Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company; FanOne, a digital fan marketing company; and Paciolan, the leading provider of venue enablement, ticketing, fundraising and marketing technology solutions.

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