Tag: Washington Generals

Report: Harlem Globetrotters open to hearing Redskins offers for ‘Washington Generals’ name

The Washington Generals, a time-old foe of the Harlem Globetrotters, is reportedly open to selling name to Redskins if necessary.

If the Washington Redskins wish to rebrand themselves as the Washington Generals, the Harlem Globetrotters will reportedly listen to offers.

According to Darren Rovell, the Globetrotters, who owns the trademark for the Generals — their age-old foe who is continually thwarted by basketball trick shots — are willing to entertain offers, should they exist. While it seems unlikely that the Redskins would rebrand as a team that’s literal job is to lose every game they play, at least the opportunity is there.

The Redskins may not end up changing their name, though it seems like a likely outcome at this point in time. If they are to eventually rebrand, a number of potential outcomes have risen, with names such as the Redtails, Redhawks, Warriors, Sentinels leading the way.

Now you can add Generals to that list if anyone was so inclined.

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Everyone made the same Washington Generals jokes about the Redskins name change

Good one.

Washington’s NFL team released a statement on Friday in which the franchise announced it would “undergo a thorough review of the team’s name,” indicating a change is probably on the way.

Of course, everyone has spent the last 24 hours coming up with new names for the team, which continued after Friday’s announcement.

That’s included lots of people making the same joke: given the franchise’s struggles and the fact that they’re in Washington, they should call themselves the Generals.

In case you’re not aware, the Washington Generals were the team that lost A LOT against the Harem Globetrotters.

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