Lemon stayed on with the Globetrotters until 1978, when ownership fired him in a contract dispute. He formed multiple touring teams — the Bucketeers, the Shooting Stars, the Harlem All-Stars ...
"You must understand, as a kid of color in those days, the Harlem Globetrotters ... stars of the Globetrotters. His peak with the team spanned 24 years, from 1954 to 1978. During his celebrated ...