There will be no comic asides of Curly Neal dumping a bucket of confetti or Meadowlark Lemon hiding the ball under the jersey or the other gags with the referees to entertain the crowd.
It’s not the Harlem Globetrotters — and there are no Washington Generals as the lovable but predetermined losers.
It’s the Big3 — and it’s real basketball.
The 3-on-3 basketball showcase brings its festival atmosphere to Little Caesars Arena on Friday, the fourth stop on the weekly cross-country caravan. After dazzling crowds in Oakland, Calif., with a pair of buzzer-beater winners, the pro league founded by Ice Cube makes its first trip to Detroit.