If you like your basketball with a side of slapstick and impressive balancing tricks, head to U.S. Bank Arena on Tuesday for the Harlem Globetrotters Washington Generals’ Revenge Tour. The star-studded cast of comic athletes — including Big Easy Lofton, Ant Atkinson, Hi-Lite Bruton and more — take on the Generals for the first time in five years. Expect family-friendly pratfalls, trick shots, fan interaction and a celebration of local hometown heroes. At each of the stops on their U.S. tour, the Globetrotters will honor local active, wounded or retired members of the military (nominate a hero at harlemglobetrotters.com).Â
7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30. $26-$116. U.S. Bank Arena, 1000 Broadway, Downtown, usbankarena.com.
This article appears in Dec 17-23, 2014.