Excitement and anticipation were in the air when the Harlem Globetrotters came to Brooklyn and entertained thousands at the Barclays Center as part of the 2014 "Fans Rule" World Tour. The event was sponsored by Hojo, the official hotel partner of the Harlem Globetrotters; Greyhound; and Wonderful Pistachios. All the proceeds from the event went to World vision, an organization with a mission to help families around the world who are in poverty.

The pre-show started with the Harlem Globetrotter's mascot, Goldie, running on the court and receiving a loud reception from the crowd. Goldie and a couple of young children participated in musical chairs, freeze dance, and a dunking contest. The crowd stood on their feet as children from IS 228, the David A. Boody Middle School in Brooklyn, sang the national anthem. The Harlem Globetrotters came out and started their fancy basketball spinning and dribbling tricks against their opponents the All-Stars. The current roster of Globetrotters who entertained the crowd was Woody, Bull, Ant, Hot-Shot, Doc, Hawk, Titan, Turbo, and T-Time Brawner (who is the 10th female in history to join the Harlem Globetrotters). The coach for the Harlem Globetrotters was Barry Hardy, who played for the team for six years before coaching the Globetrotters for the past eight years.

They started dancing to old school music. Ant gave a little history about the Harlem Globetrotters, stating that they have been around for 88 years. They made fun of the All-Stars and the referee throughout the entire game. They called the referee Sherlock Holmes and made hilarious references to his bald head. Doc and Hawk made the first couple of points with some fancy dunks. The coach for the All-Stars dared the Globetrotters to perform trick challenges throughout the whole game. Bull passed the first challenge when he hung on the rim, threw the ball in the air with his feet and dunked the ball. T-Time ran on the court and made a quick pass for a monster dunk by one of the Globetrotters. She then showed a girl from the audience how to spin a basketball on her finger before showing off some nice ball moves against the All-Stars.

Woody missed his trick shot challenge when he attempted to make a layup while the ball was spinning on his finger. Turbo passed his challenge with dunking two balls at the same time. The second quarter started and the Globetrotters gave the All-Stars a balloon to make fouls shots. The crowd was loud with laughter as the balloon ended up in the air. Basketball player, Ant, covered his face with a SpongeBob Squarepants mask and pulled down the shorts of one of the All-Stars. He then Jumps up on the top of the basket and is told by the ref to get down. Old school music started playing and all the Globetrotters began to dance. Turbo made a 4-point basket near the middle of the court. The second quarter ended 61-59 All-Stars.

Young boys and girls from In the Spotlight Dance Studio, the ASL Club of IS 302, and the Rafael Cordero School from Brooklyn entertained the audience during halftime with dance performances. The second-half started and Hot Shot made a 360 dunk with the ball between his legs as part of his trick shot challenge. Ant continued to show off his shooting skills by making three 4-pointers in a row. The team then did the Harlem Shake. Ant passed his trick shot challenge when Bull and Hawk lifted him to the rim to dunk the basketball. The Globetrotters chose an 8-year old boy from the audience to make a basket so they could get Five (5) extra points, or if he missed then the All Stars would get the extra points. After two misses, the third time was a charm as the young boy made a basket, giving the Globetrotter the extra points. Towards the end of the game, the Globetrotters continued to show off their fancy dunks and comedic antics against the All- Stars. The Harlem Globetrotters won the game 112-105.

Basketball, entertainment, plus a good cause equals fun. The Harlem Globetrotters brought all three ingredients to Brooklyn and used the Barclays Center as a pot to mix everything together to serve fun for the fans of Brooklyn and beyond.

On Saturday March 8th, the PSAL was the talk of the town throughout New York City as thousands of high school students, families, and friends watched the #3 seed Lady Patriots of Francis Lewis High School of Queens take on the #1 seed Lady Vikings of South Shore High School of Brooklyn for the 2013-2014 PSAL "AA" Division Girls Basketball Championship at the Barclay Center.

The last time these two teams met was during the regular season on December 2nd when South Shore lost to Francis Lewis 76-73. South Shore, coached by Anwar Gladden, beat #4 Midwood High School in the semi-finals to advance to the title game for third time. Francis Lewis, coached by Stephen Tsai, last appeared in the championship game in 2006. They beat #2 Murry Bergtraum in the semi-finals to advance to this year's championship game.

Francis Lewis led South Shore most of the 1st quarter until South Shore's biggest (and only) lead was by seven points 04:19 in the 1st quarter. Francis Lewis then caught up, led throughout the 2nd quarter, and went into halftime 27-18. Francis Lewis's sophomore Sierra Green led the team with 14 points by halftime. South Shore showed the intensity and heart as they caught up with Francis Lewis in the second half. But the Lady Patriots were too much for the Lady Vikings to handle as Francis Lewis won the PSAL title game over South Shore 65-58.

South Shore's Brianna Fraser (junior) ended her post season with 26 points and 15 rebounds. She also received the PSAL Sportsmanship Award while her teammate Ashley McDonald (junior) received the PSAL Student-Athlete Award. Francis Lewis's Christina Huerta (sophomore) received the PSAL Student-Athlete Award. Finally Sierra Green received the PSAL MVP Award, ending her post season with 21 points in the title game.