George “Meadowlark” Lemon, the basketball star who entertained millions of fans around the world with his antics as a longtime member of the Harlem Globetrotters, died Sunday in Scottsdale, Arizona.

(Editor’s note: This week, in honor of Black History Month, The Athletic will highlight the Harlem Globetrotters and their contributions to basketball, vision for entertainment and overall commitment ...

Meadowlark Lemon, the court jester of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team who delighted audiences around the world for some 25 years with an array of trick shots, comedy routines and pure ...

Meadowlark Lemon, the famed hoops entertainer who thrilled audiences for decades with his passing wizardry, long-range hook shots, and amusing on-court hijinks for the renowned travelling basketball ...

PHOENIX (KSAZ) - It was a big day at St. Vincent de Paul, as many community members and several celebrities came out to dedicated a basketball court to the one and only, Meadowlark Lemon. "St. Vincent ...

Meadowlark Lemon, whose half-court hook shots, no-look, behind-the-back passes and vivid clowning were marquee features of the feel-good traveling basketball show known as the Harlem Globetrotters for ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Meadowlark Lemon, the “clown prince” of basketball”s barnstorming Harlem Globetrotters, whose blend of hook shots and humor brought joy to millions of fans around the world, ...

Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant are reigning NBA royalty. In 2015, there’s nothing unusual about the fact that three of the professional basketball league’s biggest stars are ...

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Meadowlark Lemon of the Harlem Globetrotters shows off his large hands in this May 17, 1959 file photo on arrival in London where the team was to perform at the Empire Pool in ...

George "Meadowlark" Lemon, known as the "Clown Prince of Basketball" with the Harlem Globetrotters for 24 years, died Sunday. He was 83. Lemon entertained audiences by playing in "more than 7,500 ...