Hey everyone, a quick update before we get going.

After this episode, Sports Wars is going on hiatus.

But good news, we've got something else for you.

It's an exclusive series of Sports Wars, available only on Wondery Plus and the Wondery app.

We've got the story of Connor McGregor versus Habib Nirmaga Medov.

They're two of the top UFC fighters of all time and bitter rivals.

You're gonna love it.

We'll have more details at the end of this episode.

But for now, back to the Globe Trotters.

It's January 5, 1971 in Martin, Tennessee.

Metal-Lark Lemons hookshot rises in the air.

Thousands of nervous fans inch to the edge of their seats, watching it arc toward the hoop.

The shot clanks off the side of the rim and the fans deflate in disbelief.

After more than 40 years, the Globe Trotters have discovered a new way to exhilarate their fans.

They're doing the unthinkable on a basketball court, losing.

Tonight, the Globe Trotters are down 12 to their long-time exhibition opponents, the Washington generals.

Normally, the generals are the Globe Trotters fallguides, a team of patsys who play hard,

but ultimately always lose.

That's been the stick for years.

But lately, Metal-Lark and the Trotters haven't exactly been paying attention to the scoreboard during games,

and tonight, it's finally caught up to them.

With two minutes left on the clock, their 9-year, 2,495-game winning streak is on the verge of extinction.

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