jongib369
08-03-2012, 09:43 PM
One of the most important games in basketball history. A MUST read for anyone who loves the history of the game. Couldnt fit the whole article, check out the link
http://www.mmbolding.com/basketball/Globetrotters.htm
EXCERPT
"In the Trotters' locker room, there was jubilation and profound relief. The players hoisted a beaming Abe into the air, and he showed his delight with the win by handing out cash bonuses. George Mikan showed his class by stopping by to congratulate the victors. "One hell of a game guys," he said.
Most of the Trotters were going out to celebrate, but Marques Haynes was in such pain from his two horrendous falls that he went back to the Trotters' rooming house and went to bed. The next morning he could barely move and decided to go to the hospital, where X-rays confirmed that he had fractured the fourth lumbar vertebra. Amazingly, he had played the second half with a broken back. The doctors put him in a full body cast and he walked out of the hospital, but he was through for the season. He went home to Sand Springs, Oklahoma, to recuperate."
http://www.toledoblade.com/image/2008/02/16/800x_b1_cCM_z/Geroge-Mikan-Nat-Clifton-Babe-Pressley-Slater-Martin.jpg
http://i.usatoday.net/sports/_photos/2008/02/12/trottersx-large.jpg
http://nbcsportsmedia1.msnbc.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080215/080215-globetrotters-lakers-vlg-3p.320w.jpg
http://www.mmbolding.com/basketball/Globetrotters01.jpg
http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/002/223/912/apple_display_image.jpg?1336989779
http://www.mmbolding.com/basketball/Globetrotters02.jpg
http://venturegalleries.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/lem_Globetrotters__1952__blog_cleveland_com_.jpeg
http://www.mmbolding.com/basketball/Globetrotters.htm
EXCERPT
"In the Trotters' locker room, there was jubilation and profound relief. The players hoisted a beaming Abe into the air, and he showed his delight with the win by handing out cash bonuses. George Mikan showed his class by stopping by to congratulate the victors. "One hell of a game guys," he said.
Most of the Trotters were going out to celebrate, but Marques Haynes was in such pain from his two horrendous falls that he went back to the Trotters' rooming house and went to bed. The next morning he could barely move and decided to go to the hospital, where X-rays confirmed that he had fractured the fourth lumbar vertebra. Amazingly, he had played the second half with a broken back. The doctors put him in a full body cast and he walked out of the hospital, but he was through for the season. He went home to Sand Springs, Oklahoma, to recuperate."
http://www.toledoblade.com/image/2008/02/16/800x_b1_cCM_z/Geroge-Mikan-Nat-Clifton-Babe-Pressley-Slater-Martin.jpg
http://i.usatoday.net/sports/_photos/2008/02/12/trottersx-large.jpg
http://nbcsportsmedia1.msnbc.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080215/080215-globetrotters-lakers-vlg-3p.320w.jpg
http://www.mmbolding.com/basketball/Globetrotters01.jpg
http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/002/223/912/apple_display_image.jpg?1336989779
http://www.mmbolding.com/basketball/Globetrotters02.jpg
http://venturegalleries.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/lem_Globetrotters__1952__blog_cleveland_com_.jpeg