Saperstein, a Jewish immigrant from England, is the shortest man in the basketball hall of fame. When basketball superstar Stephen Curry sunk a series of three-point shots to help Team USA clinch ...

The original Harlem Globetrotters came not from Harlem but from the South Side, led by Abe Saperstein, a 5' 3" Chicago promoter with big ideas that would shape American sports for decades.