Harlem Globetrotter comes to Cincinnati and Kentucky

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Harlem Globetrotter comes to Cincinnati and Kentucky

91.7 WVXU | By Sarah Ramsey

Published April 16, 2013 at 4:00 AM EDT

Harlem Globetrotter, Slick Willie Shaw on the Roebling Bridge.

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Harlem Globetrotter "Slick" Willie Shaw on the Roebling Suspension Bridge.

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Shaw arrives in Kentucky smiling.

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An up-close look at a Harlem Globetrotter basketball.

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An offical Harlem Globetrotter basketball.

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The Harlem Globetrotter's shoes are styled in American pride.

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Attention to detail: even Globetrotter shoes feature the Stars and Stripes.

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The basketball is in motion as Slick Willlie Shaw dribbles across the Kentucky side of John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge.

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Shaw dribbles quickly across the street at the end of the Roebling Bridge.

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Slick Willie Shaw spins his ball while walking on John A. Roebling.

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Shaw walks across the Roebling Suspension Bridge while spinning the basketball on his finger.

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Harlem Globetrotter, Slick Willie Shaw makes his way dribbling down John A. Roebling Bridge.

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Harlem Globetrotter "Slick" Willie Shaw dribbles across the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge.

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A Harlem Globetrotter dribbled across the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge Monday afternoon.

"Slick" Willie Shaw, a Globetrotter for nine years started on the Ohio side of the Roebling Bridge and dribbled his way across using special techniques, arriving in Kentucky.

At 6'6", Shaw towered over fans as they took pictures.

Shaw's appearance is part of "Globetrotter Week" in the Cincinnati region. The play at the Bank of Kentucky Center Friday, April 19 at 7 p.m.

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