Amazing Race Stars Big Easy Lofton & Flight Time Lang to Reunite With Poker Players Maria Ho & Tiffany Michelle

(PHOENIX, Jan. 25, 2010) – Harlem Globetrotters stars Big Easy Lofton and Flight Time Lang, top-four finishers on the recently-completed 15th edition of the CBS-TV reality hit “The Amazing Race,” will reunite with fellow cast members, the female poker pair of  Maria and Tiffany, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, during the Globetrotters’ performance in Las Vegas, Nev.
 
In the city deemed the Poker Capital of the World, Maria and Tiffany, who were both the top-ranking female players of the World Series of Poker championship in 2007 and 2008, will suit up with the Washington Generals to try and help the Globetrotters’ long-time adversaries gain their first victory since 1971.
 
“We look forward to competing against the ladies again,” said Big Easy. “They were strong competitors on the show, so it will be fun to see what they can bring on the court.”
 
“We fully expect a challenge; these ladies are strong, but rest assured, we are the magicians of basketball,” added Flight Time.
 
The “reunion” tips off at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.  Click here for ticket information.
 
Sponsored by Campbell Soup Company, Spalding, Howard Johnson and America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses, the Original Harlem Globetrotters are in their 84th consecutive season of touring the world with the 2010 “Magical Memories” World Tour. 
 
The Globetrotters have played in 120 countries on six continents, entertaining over 130 million fans and breaking down barriers between cultures, societies and people from all walks of life.  The Globetrotters are one of only six teams to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.  Click here to purchase team merchandise.