He is a preacher, comedian and hook-shot artist.
He is Harlem Globetrotters icon Meadowlark Lemon.
The “Clown Prince of Basketball” is still out on the hardwood at age 78. He practiced his world-famous hook shot on a recent morning at the Jewish Community Center in Scottsdale.
“I don’t like the word ‘old.’ I’m older. It’s what you’ve got here,” Meadowlark said pounding a fist against his heart.
A Scottsdale resident, Meadowlark plays in more than 60 games a year with his Harlem All-Stars team, including several coming games in Alaska.
Meadowlark, at 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, said he is only about 15 pounds over his playing weight in his prime.
A Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee in 2003, Meadowlark has not been in the media limelight for a long time. But he is still one of the brightest lights in basketball history, bringing joy to fans around the world with a career that spans 55 years and 16,000 games.
One gets a renewed sense of Meadowlark’s imprint and personality by reading his new book, “Trust Your Next Shot: A Guide to a Life of Joy,” written with Lee Stuart.
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Meadowlark said his faith in God would keep him going until it’s time to quit.
“I’m going to be here in Scottsdale till Jesus comes.”
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Source: Peter Corbett, The Arizona Republic
