New York Nationals
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The New York Nationals are a basketball team that has been the regular opponent of the Harlem Globetrotters since 1995. The Nationals replaced the Washington Generals, who previously served as the Globetrotters' hapless rivals. The Nationals are owned and operated by Red Klotz Sports Enterprises, based in Margate, New Jersey.
The New York Nationals were also a professional soccer team based in New York City that was part of the American Soccer League in the early part of the 20th century. Their home stadium was the famed Polo Grounds.