LaMont "ShowBoat" Robinson

Robinson went on to play basketball professionally in Copenhagen, Denmark.^{[citation needed]} He also played for the Long Island Knights of the USBL in 1988 and then went to veteran training camp with the Columbus Horizon of the CBA before traveling to Russia in 1989 with the Harlem Globetrotters and Washington Generals Tour. From 1995 to 2010, Robinson was a member of the Harlem Road Kings, before founding the Harlem Clowns,^[4] where he continues to serve as the owner/player.

Robinson plays with “ShowBoat Robinson’s Fabulous Harlem Clowns". 2017 was Robinson's 31st year as a player and 22nd year as an owner and operator of a comedy basketball team. Furthermore, his basketball camps "ShowBoat" Robinson All-American Basketball Camp and his Say No to Drugs and Yes to Life and Family and Education(SDYLFE) program that he has been taking into schools around the world since 1995.

On November 1, 2001, Robinson sent his Harlem Road Kings uniform to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to be displayed as an exhibit.^{[citation needed]}

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In 2010, Robinson decided to pursue the idea of building a rhythm and blues museum that would include everything from radio personalities and owners of record companies to hip-hop and gospel music. Robinson founded the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame later that year and the first induction ceremony was held on August 17, 2013.^[5]

Since 2013, Robinson has held induction ceremonies every year that have included Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Morgan Freeman, Aretha Franklin and more. Ties with inductees and their families have been strong and artifacts for the museum have been donated. The National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame has honored and inducted more than 170 artists since 2013.