This past Tuesday, The World Famous Harlem Globetrotters sent some ‘Advance Ambassadors’ to make the rounds at news and radio stations and talk to kids. They do this for each of their events, and each time they come to Lexington I get to escort them around to the various locations. So sit back, read along and see what it was like to hang out with Herbert “Moo Moo” Evans and Shagari “Skyscraper” Alleyne (who you should recognize as a former UK player).

Our first stop was at WBUL 98.1 The Bull where we met up with the Moo Crew for their morning show. The Globetrotters talked about their experiences with the team, and Skyscraper talked about his experiences playing with the UK basketball team, and of course, the current news with our new head coach. Shortly thereafter, we drove out to WKYT-TV, our local CBS station, and met up with Rob Bromley. Moo Moo and Skyscaper taped a sports segment (as shown in the photo above) with Rob and discussed all sorts of aspects of being a Harlem Globetrotter.

After WKYT we headed over to the UK Children’s Hospital. We walked around the hospital, from room to room, and met all the kids. Skyscraper and Moo Moo did a bunch of ball tricks which brought smiles to all the kids’ faces. There were plenty of pictures taken, a lot of laughing, and tons of fun which seemed to bring joy to the kids and take their mind off of being in a hospital. Following the hospital, we went to Rosa Parks Elementary, where Skyscraper and Moo Moo did a CHEER assembly which taught all the kids about respect, healthy bodies, and other important lessons (shown in the photo above). After the assembly, Skyscraper did a few interviews with local reporters, while Moo Moo sat in on the school’s news program (shown below).

After a quick lunch at Applebee’s, we headed over to the local ABC station, WTVQ-TV. Skyscraper and Moo Moo taped an interview with Kent Spencer (in the photo at the top of this page), and then taped a number of fun promos where they did ball tricks and teased Kent by holding his script high above his head. WTVQ was the last stop, so once we were done we headed back to their hotel where we dropped them off. Even though the stops are usually similar each year, it’s always a fun and exciting day, and it never gets old seeing how much fun the kids have meeting them.