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The Harlem Globetrotters will remove their famous water bucket skit from Monday's show in Flint.

(Denny Medley)

FLINT, MI - Out of respect to Flint residents affected by the current water crisis, the Harlem Globetrotters will remove their famous water bucket skit from Monday's show.

The Globetrotters will be in town at 7 p.m. Jan. 25 in the Dort Federal Event Center to play the World All-Stars.

The team will also donate 90 tickets to Flint's Joy Tabernacle Church.

With the help of the Globetrotters' official charitable partner World Vision, the church will distribute the tickets to volunteers and local families in need of a smile.

Detroit native Carlos "Dizzy" English is a member of the Globetrotters. He starred at Flint's Mott Community College from 2003-05 and can't wait to return.

"It's a big deal for me," English told MLive-Flint this week. "I've gained a lot of relationships with people around the Flint area. Just with everything going on in Flint right now we want to come and put on an amazing show to take their minds off of what is going on."