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Harlem Globetrotters set 7 World Records — VIDEO

Harlem Globetrotters set seven Guinness World Records® records (Harlem Globetrotters/YouTube)

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By Ron Paul Gavino reviewjournal.com

November 13, 2015 - 4:18 pm

The Harlem Globetrotters set seven World Records in one day, in honor of Guinness World Records Day.

The dynamic team used their various basketball-based talents to set records for each of the following:

Farthest kneeling basketball shot made backwards
Longest basketball shot blindfolded
Most basketball three pointers made by a par in one minute
Longest underhand basketball shot
Longest duration spinning a basketball on the nose
Most basketball slam dunks in one minute
Farthest blindfold basketball hookshot

Check out the exciting and entertaining video of all the record breaks above!

Contact Ron Paul Gavino at rgavino@reviewjournal.com. Find him on Twitter: @rp_gavino

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