what sport do the harlem globetrotters play?
Basketball
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 The sport is played in European countries such as Switzerland , which has American football clubs in every major city , and Germany , where the sport has around 45 @,@ 000 registered amateur players . 

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 The league draws most of its players from the home countries of its teams . However , to help build skill and raise the level of competitiveness the league allows each team a certain number of foreign imports on their roster . 

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 On February 14 , 2011 , Time Warner Cable and the Lakers announced the formation of two new regional sports networks ( one in English , one in Spanish ) that will exclusively televise the team 's games and related programming for 20 years starting with the 2012 – 13 NBA season . The said networks eventually became Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes . 

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 Players must have played in 75 % of team 's games to be eligible . ( NCAA @-@ wide ranking ) in parenthesis for top 40 performers 

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 In most other countries , including much of Asia , Latin America , northern Africa , and the Middle East , broadcast rights for the entire tournament are held by the ESPN International networks . 
