APLAS VEGAS - Basketball's goodwill ambassadors, the Harlem Globetrotters, will take on the Bad Boy All-Stars led by Dennis Rodman for the first time during the 2007 NBA All-Star Weekend in February, organizers said.
Rodman ranks seventh on the NBA's list of longest suspensions with 11 days and a fine of $25,000 for kicking a television photographer in January 1997.
The Globetrotters organization said Rodman has not yet finalized a roster.
The game is expected to be the second of a doubleheader against the Globetrotters, who earlier on Feb. 17 will face their traditional rivals, the New York Nationals. Separate tickets are required for each game.
Jeremy Lin hit a free throw with 4.9 seconds left to overcome a dreadful second half and lift the New York Knicks to their fifth straight victory, 100-98, over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
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