I think this was just the Harlem globetrotters
FYI
In 1946, Langston was invited to play an exhibition game against the Globetrotters in
Oklahoma City. In that game, Haynes led Langston to a 4-point win, catching the eye of team owner
Abe Saperstein in the process.
[8]He was invited to join the Globetrotters, and, after completing his degree, began his long professional career.
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In 1953, Haynes left the Globetrotters after an acrimonious split with
Abe Saperstein, the team's owner. After quitting the team, he turned down a $35,000 a year offer from the
Philadelphia Warriors that would have made him the second-highest paid player in the
NBA to found his own barnstorming team, the
Harlem Magicians, after finding out that Saperstein was a part-owner of the Warriors.
[11] He also received an offer to play for the
Minneapolis Lakers in 1955, but he turned down that opportunity as well.
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