Dimensional Branding Group (DBG) is excited to announce a new entertainment partnership between Pop-A-Shot and the Harlem Globetrotters to bring the fun of the iconic and beloved Globetrotters into homes nationwide with the original Pop-A-Shot hoops game.

Pop-A-Shot created the original arcade basketball game in 1981, subsequently introducing electronic scoreboards, dual shot versions, infrared scoring, and steel frame before entering the home market where the brand flourished. Their current licensed games include NCAA teams from UCLA to University of Texas. Their current licensed partners include Super Impulse, Basic Fun, Alchemy 3, and Trau & Loevner.

The Harlem Globetrotters are worldwide icons, synonymous with family entertainment and great basketball skills. The Globetrotters represent 90-plus years of breaking down barriers, acts of goodwill and a commitment to fans that goes beyond the game. They have played more than 26,000 exhibition games in 124 countries and territories, entertaining popes, queens, presidents, and millions around the globe.

“We’re extremely excited to begin producing Pop-A-Shots with the logos and colors of the Globetrotters,” said Pop-A-Shot Owner Tony Stucker. “It’s a great partnership between two iconic basketball brands.”

“At Dimensional Branding Group, we grew up with Pop-A-Shot and Harlem Globetrotters. It feels like a perfect fit to bring the joy of basketball home to the family.” Morgan Ward, DBG.

Natalie Setton, VP of Commercial for Herschend Entertainment Studios and Harlem Globetrotters said, “Adding Pop-Shop to our expanding list of licensees, offers a fun way to bring the Harlem Globetrotters off the courts and into the homes of our fans and families. We can’t wait to see the basketball skills and joy it inspires.”

DBG is a brand extension agency focusing on brand licensing and business development, bringing unique, fun properties to life with entertainment, toys, games, and a wide variety of merchandise geared to please core audiences and new fans alike.

The Harlem Globetrotters® are legendary worldwide, synonymous with one-of-a-kind family entertainment and great basketball skills for the past 94 years. Throughout their history, the Original Harlem Globetrotters have showcased their iconic talents in 124 countries and territories on six continents, often breaking down cultural and societal barriers while providing fans with their first-ever basketball experience. Proud inductees of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the Globetrotters have entertained hundreds of millions of fans – among them popes, kings, queens, and presidents – over nine thrilling decades. The Ambassadors of Goodwill are sponsored by Baden Sports, the Official Basketball, and Champion, the Official Uniform & Apparel provider. Harlem Globetrotters International, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Herschend Enterprises, the largest family-owned themed entertainment company in the U.S. For the latest news and information about the Harlem Globetrotters, visit the Globetrotters’ official Web site: www.harlemglobetrotters.com and follow them on Twitter @Globies

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