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(Reuters) - Meadowlark Lemon, a skilled athlete and basketball court jester who delighted audiences around the world as a star attraction of the Harlem Globetrotters for some 25 years, has died at the age of 83, The New York Times reported on Monday.
Lemon died on Sunday in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Times reported, citing Lemon's wife, Cynthia Lemon.
Lemon was the undisputed master of the long-range hook shot, rubber-band ball and other crowd-pleasing tricks during the years he wore the Globetrotters' star-spangled red, white and blue uniform.