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AMAZING RACE STARS – FLIGHT TIME LANG AND BIG EASY LOFTON – REUNITE WITH TEAMMATES IN AUSTIN TO BRING HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS TO THE FRANK ERWIN CENTER ON JANUARY 29

FROM MAKING MEMORIES ON PRIMETIME TV TO MAKING MEMORIES IN ARENAS, LANG AND LOFTON EMBARK ON 2010 “MAGICAL MEMORIES” WORLD TOUR

Austin, Texas - Harlem Globetrotters Flight Time Lang and Big Easy Lofton, who recently competed in the Emmy Award-winning CBS reality hit, “The Amazing Race,” will reunite with their world famous teammates in Austin, as part of the Globetrotters’ 2010 “Magical Memories” World Tour at the Frank Erwin Center on Friday, January 29.

With a television audience of millions watching on CBS primetime each Sunday night, Flight Time and Big Easy battled 11 other teams and successfully raced in 11 suspenseful episodes – finishing first in two legs – reaching the final four before being eliminated with only one episode remaining.

Entering his 11th season in 2010, Flight Time is one of the team’s top ball handlers, while Big Easy enters his fifth campaign and is one of the Globetrotters entertaining showmen. Both played college basketball in Louisiana and have been close friends for over five years.

The Globetrotters’ run on “The Amazing Race” is just the latest in a series of primetime appearances for the pop culture icons in the last nine months, as the Globetrotters have had guest spots on popular television series “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Jon & Kate Plus 8” and “The Bachelorette,” as well as “The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards.”

The world’s most famous basketball team is coming off its most successful year in the franchise’s illustrious history, with a record-breaking 62 box office records and over two million smiling fans in 2009. The “Ambassadors of Goodwill”™ are primed to showcase their eye-popping 2010 “Magical Memories” World Tour with the wholesome family entertainment known worldwide for thrilling fans and making cherished family memories.

Sponsored by Campbell Soup Company, Spalding, and America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses, the Original Harlem Globetrotters are in their 84th consecutive season of touring the world. The Globetrotters will perform nearly 270 shows in over 215 cities in 44 states, the District of Columbia, five Canadian provinces and Puerto Rico through the first week of May 2010.

The Original Harlem Globetrotters have played in 120 countries on six continents, entertaining over 130 million fans and crossing 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. For the latest news and information about the Harlem Globetrotters, and to purchase team merchandise, visit the Globetrotters’ official Web site: www.harlemglobetrotters.com.

Tickets for Harlem Globetrotters 2010 World Tour at the Frank Erwin Center Friday, January 29 at 7PM are $15, $21, $32, $53 VIP and $115 Magic Circle and are ON SALE NOW at all Texas Box Office Outlets (includes select H-E-B stores in Austin, Bastrop, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Kyle, Leander, Pflugerville, Round Rock, San Marcos and Temple; Ft. Hood ITR and Renaissance Records in Killeen), charge-by-phone at 512-477-6060 or 1-800-982-2386 or order online at TexasBoxOffice.com. THE FOLLOWING DISCOUNTS ARE AVAILABLE on all ticket prices except VIP and Magic Circle: Military save $5 with valid I.D. at the Frank Erwin Center Box Office and Ft. Hood ITR; $5 off for groups of 10 or more. Groups should call the Group Sales Department at (512) 232-4343. Convenience charges may apply. All information is subject to change. The Frank Erwin Center is a smoke-free facility. Convenient parking is available within walking distance in nearby state and University lots. For more information, visit uterwincenter.com.