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• Jrue Holiday Wins NBA Sportsmanship Award For 2nd Time In Career

Jrue Holiday is the recipient of the Joe Dumars Trophy for winning the 2024-25 NBA Sportsmanship Award. This is the second NBA Sportsmanship Award for Holiday, who also earned the honor in the 2020-21 season with the Milwaukee Bucks. Presented annually since the 1995-96 season, the NBA Sportsmanship Award honors a player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court. The trophy i...2025
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• Dick Barnett, legendary Knicks NBA champion, dead at 88

A three-time All-America at Tennessee State where he led his teams to three consecutive NAIA national championships, Barnett, enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024, spent 14 seasons in the NBA — eight of those with the Knicks — and one in the old American Basketball League....2025
• Scottie Pippen ‘thought about asking’ Julius Erving to present him into Hall of Fame before ultimately going with Michael Jordan: ‘There really was no other choice, so what if Michael and I weren’t best friends?’
NBA legend Scottie Pippen “thought about asking” Julius Erving to present him into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. However, Pippen ultimately went with the guy he won six championships with, NBA icon Michael Jordan. “For the Hall of Fame ceremony, I needed to choose an official presenter, a person to stand […] The post Scottie Pippen ̵...2025
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• NBA exec thinks Austin Reaves is ‘the best undrafted player since Ben Wallace’
One NBA executive thinks Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves is “the best undrafted player since Ben Wallace.” Wallace made the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021. The big man won four Defensive Player of the Year Awards and one championship with the Detroit Pistons. “He’s the best undrafted player since Ben Wallace, and that […] The ...2025
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• Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Sue Bird, Maya Moore headline 2025 Hall of Fame class
Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Sue Bird, Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles capped off their illustrious careers by being named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the 2025 class announced at the men’s Final Four in San Antonio on Saturday. The 2025 class also includes coach Billy Donovan, longtime NBA referee Danny Crawford and Miami Heat owner Micky Arison, along with the 2008...2025
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• Dwight Howard to enter Basketball Hall of Fame as first-ballot inductee

He is not only getting into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, but he'll be doing it as a first-ballot pick....2025
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• Former GM Scott Pioli believes Ozzie Newsome is worthy of being inducted in the Hall of Fame a second time
Karl Merton Ferron/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The Ravens’ Executive Vice President has strong case to be enshrined again and have two busts in Canton for his career at the helm of the team’s front office. Before current Baltimore Ravens Executive Vice President Ozzie Newsome made history by becoming the first African American to ever hold the role of General Ma...2023
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• Vanessa Bryant: Hall of Fame Induction ‘Peak’ of Kobe Bryant’s Career
Kobe Bryant headlines the 2020 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class, which his widow Vanessa considers the “peak of his NBA career.” Kobe and his 13-year-old daughter, Giannia, were among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Jan. 26. Bryant was 41 and in the first year of eligibility for […] The post Vanessa Bryant: Hall of Fame Inducti...2020
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• NBA HOF former commissioner David Stern dies at the age of 77
The NBA said goodbye to a veritable giant on Wednesday when former commissioner David Stern died at the age of 77, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The NBA released a statement on the death of the former commissioner. As Wojnarowski noted, Stern had been hospitalized and underwent emergency brain surgery last month. Stern spent decades in the NBA, first as an outside counsel for the league. He was n...2020
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• Former NBA commissioner David Stern suffers brain hemorrhage, has emergency surgery
Former NBA Commissioner David Stern suffered a brain hemorrhage on Thursday and had to undergo emergency surgery, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver shared, via Shams Charania of The Athletic. Stern spent decades in the NBA, first as an outside counsel for the league, then as General Counsel in 1978, Executive Vice President in 1980, and finally as NBA Commissioner in 1984, when he took over for Larry O...2019
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• Ray Allen, Jason Kidd among Basketball Hall of Fame finalists
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced its finalists for the class of 2018, and it’s among the strongest in recent history.Among those being considered for enshrinement, Jason Kidd and Ray Allen head the class. They’re joined by Maurice Cheeks, Grant Hill, Steve Nash, Rudy Tomjanovich and Chris Webber as former NBA players being considered for basketball’s top honor.Former WNBA pl...2018
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• Kevin Garnett Retires: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• 2016 Hall of Famers Yao Ming, Allen Iverson, Shaq Transcended NBA Stardom
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• Shaq Won't Enter Springfield a Perfect Player but as the Player He Wanted to Be
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• WATCH: Yao Ming Career Mixtape
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• A Family Divided: Unrest Growing in Buss Family as Lakers Struggle to Rebuild
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• 2016 Hall of Famers Yao Ming, Allen Iverson, Shaq Transcended NBA Stardom
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• 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame Finalists Announced: Latest Comments and Reaction
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"A three-time All-America at Tennessee State where he led his teams to three consecutive NAIA national championships, Barnett, enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024, spent 14 seasons in the NBA — eight of those with the Knicks — and one in the old American Basketball League."

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"Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups have been elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024, league sources tell The Athletic."

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"Gregg Popovich, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Tony Parker, Pau Gasol and Becky Hammon highlight the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Class of 2023."

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"Bob Lanier, an eight-time NBA All-Star and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, has died."

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"San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili has been announced as one of the headliners of first-time candidates for the James Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022."

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"Kobe Bryant has been elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, it was announced today."

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"Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Chris Bosh headline a stellar 2020 class of potential inductees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame."

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"Steve Nash, fellow star point guard Jason Kidd, Grant Hill and Ray Allen are among the 13 finalists for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame."

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"Jason Kidd and Steve Nash, who rank second and third in all-time assists, are among six former NBA players who are first-time candidates for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame."

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"Former Houston Rockets All-Star Yao Ming will reportedly be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame."

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"In 2003, he entered the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame."

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"(2008) Patrick Ewing and Pat Riley enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of F"

• NBA exec thinks Austin Reaves is ‘the best undrafted player since Ben Wallace’
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• Celtics’ Jayson Tatum on Jaylen Brown’s $304 million extension: ‘Much deserved, it was a no-brainer’
Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum expressed his support for teammate Jaylen Brown, who signed a five-year supermax extension worth up to $304 million in July, during his first visit to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday. “Much deserved, it was a no-brainer,” Tatum told The Boston Globe. “So, I’m happy for […] The post Celtics’ Jayson Tatum on Jaylen B...2023
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• As first Heat draft pick to make Hall, Dwyane Wade says he hopes he set a bar to emulate
Saturday, Dwyane Wade will become the first. Friday, he said he won’t be the last. When the 13-time All-Star guard is enshrined Saturday into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield,. Mass., Wade will become the first Miami Heat draft pick so honored. Friday, at the Hall’s pre-induction media session, Wade said he was grateful to carry that distinction, but that he also ......2023
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• Former GM Scott Pioli believes Ozzie Newsome is worthy of being inducted in the Hall of Fame a second time
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• Marv Albert’s net worth in 2022
Marv Albert is widely regarded as “the voice of basketball”. The retired sportscaster has been honored as a Hall of Famer by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame, and the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame for his work in the industry for nearly 60 years. In […] The post Marv Albert’s net worth in 2022 appeared first o...2022
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• ESPN: Pioneering Cooper picked for Hall of Fame
Chuck Cooper, the first African-American drafted in NBA history when the Boston Celtics selected him in 1950, will be announced as an inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, a source tells The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears....2019
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• Source: Pioneer Cooper picked for Hall of Fame
Chuck Cooper, the first African-American drafted in NBA history when the Boston Celtics selected him in 1950, will be announced as an inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, a source tells The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears....2019
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• Ray Allen, 12 others selected to 2018 Hall of Fame class
Two-time NBA champion and 10-time All-Star Ray Allen was among 13 names selected by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for enshrinement as part of the 2018 Hall of Fame Class.In his 18-year career, Allen set the record for most three-point field goals made with 2,973 and is ranked sixth on the all-time free throw percentage list with an .894 mark. Allen, 42, was drafted by the Bucks fif...2018
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• Kevin Garnett Retires: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Iverson, Shaq and Yao Enter Hall of Fame with a Trail of Memories and Questions
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• Why is the National Baseball Hall of Fame the most revered among sports?

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images Very well might be a question without an answer. On Tuesday, the National Baseball Hall of Fame will announce its newest class of inductees. Here at Royals Review, our writers took a look at the ballot and voted a few weeks ago. That’s just one of—what?—hundreds, if not thousands, of articles across the land about the Hall of Fame and who will get the call. Like...2025
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• Vince Carter’s Nets jersey retirement: Empire State Building to be lit in his honor
Vince Carter, who was recently enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this past October, spent five years playing for the Nets during his historic 22-season career. In this relatively-short time frame, he set the franchise record with 2,070 points during the 2006-07 NBA campaign. This is one of the reasons why the […] The post Vince Carter’s Nets jersey retirement:...2025
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• Michael Jordan ‘Shocked The Sh*t’ Out Of David Thompson When He Asked Him To Present Him Into Hall Of Fame: ‘When I Called Him And Asked Him To Stand Up For Me, I Know I Shocked The Sh*t Out Of Him’

In 2009, NBA legend Michael Jordan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and gave one of the best speeches of all time. Jordan finished his NBA career with averages of 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 1,072 games with the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. He is universally recognized […] The post Michael Jordan ‘Shocked The Sh*t’ Ou...2024
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• Vince Carter, Chauncey Billups elected into Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024: Sources
Vince Carter and Chauncey Billups have been elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024, league sources tell The Athletic. Carter, 47, was an eight-time All-Star with the Toronto Raptors and New Jersey Nets and was the 1999 Rookie of the Year. He retired with 25,728 career points, which ranks 21st all-time in NBA history, and played a league-record 22 seasons. Billups,...2024
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• Bob Lanier, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame center and former No. 1 overall pick, dies at 73
Lanier averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds over 14 seasons with the Pistons and Bucks...2022
• Kevin Garnett Retires: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Iverson, Shaq and Yao Enter Hall of Fame with a Trail of Memories and Questions
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• 2016 Hall of Famers Yao Ming, Allen Iverson, Shaq Transcended NBA Stardom
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• Could Carmelo Anthony Become the Greatest Olympic Men's Basketball Player Ever?
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• A Family Divided: Unrest Growing in Buss Family as Lakers Struggle to Rebuild
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• Watch: New Hall of Fame inductee Carmelo Anthony's best moments

Carmelo Anthony, one of the most prolific and versatile basketball players of his generation, has officially earned his place in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame....2025
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• Warriors legend Alvin Attles has passed away
Per the Golden State Warriors: Warriors legend Alvin Attles passed away yesterday at the age of 87. He was surrounded by family at his East Bay home. Attles, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2019, joined the Philadelphia Warriors in 1960 as the club’s … Continue reading "Warriors legend Alvin Attles has passed away"...2024
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• George McGinnis, Pacers legend and ABA champion, dies at 73
Indiana Pacers legend and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer George McGinnis died early Thursday morning at the age of 73. The Pacers said McGinnis died from complications from a cardiac arrest suffered last week at his home and had been hospitalized. “George McGinnis shaped so many of the fondest basketball memories for generations of Hoosiers,” the Simon family, owners of the...2023
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• Destination Dwyane: Two Wades, one Answer, the Jordan influence highlight Heat icon Hall entry
He spoke as he played. So with the rapt attention at Symphony Hall on Saturday night in Springfield, Mass., as the final speaker at the induction ceremony for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Dwyane Wade, one more time, played the role of selfless superstar. In a moment that was his own, the Miami Heat icon instead made it about others Saturday night. He spoke of former Heat ......2023
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• Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, and Gregg Popovich headline the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023
Being a professional athlete is something that most kids dream of doing. Statistics say that only three percent of high school basketball players will advance to the collegiate level and only one percent of those players make it pro. As of 2022, there had been 4,706 different players to make an appearance in the NBA. […] The post Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, and Gregg Popovich headline the Na...2023
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• The best moments from Boston Celtics legends Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett’s trip to the Hall of Fame
It might seem a little bit counterintuitive, but it is not so common to see actual Hall of Famers in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame....2023
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• Lakers icon Magic Johnson’s heartfelt message for ‘unstoppable’ Manu Ginobili amid Hall of Fame induction

San Antonio Spurs icon Manu Ginobili marked a tremendously special occasion in his career on Saturday after he was named into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. It was a great honor for Ginobili’s decorated career, and it’s no surprise that the stars came out to celebrate this momentous event. One of the legends […] The post Lakers icon Magic Johnson’s heartfelt...2022
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• ‘We were ahead of our time’: Tim Hardaway delivers heartfelt message for Warriors’ Run TMC during Hall of Fame enshrinement
Tim Hardaway finally got his orange jacket on Saturday night. It was a momentous occasion as the Golden State Warriors icon saw himself enshrined in the esteemed Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and naturally, Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond had to share the moment with him. The Warriors’ famed Run TMC trio were on […] The post ‘We were ahead of our time’: Tim Har...2022
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• Warriors and Heat legend Tim Hardaway busts out signature move right after putting on Hall of Fame jacket
Tim Hardaway Sr. is soaking in the moment he’s waited 15 long years for. And it is beautiful to witness Hardaway finally get the recognition his playing career warrants, especially after rectifying the errors of his past that served to delay his inevitable enshrinement to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Known for owning […] The post Warriors and Heat legend Tim Hardaway ...2022
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• Kobe Bryant Elected Into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame
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• Kobe, Duncan, KG lead star-studded HOF class
Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Tamika Catchings, Kim Mulkey, Barbara Stevens, Eddie Sutton, Rudy Tomjanovich and Patrick Baumann have been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame....2020
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• Former NBA Player Earl Lloyd Dies at Age 86
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• Michael Jordan Leads Class of 2015 FIBA Hall of Fame Inductees
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• Yao Ming Reportedly to Be Inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
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• Basketball Hall of Famer Moses Malone Dies at 60
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• Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame 2016: List of Inductees for This Year's Class
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• 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame Finalists Announced: Latest Comments and Reaction
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• Highlights from Dwyane Wade’s emotional speech and night at induction into Basketball Hall of Fame
In an emotional speech delivered Saturday night at his induction to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade ended the 3 1/2-hour ceremony with his trademark flourish of charisma, grace, appreciation — and flash. Among the highlights of Wade’s speech: — Wade opened by asking, “Heat Nation, you’all in here?” — A rousing “Let’s Go Heat!” ......2023
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• Former GM Scott Pioli believes Ozzie Newsome is worthy of being inducted in the Hall of Fame a second time
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• Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Gregg Popovich Elected Into Hall Of Fame Class Of 2023

Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Gregg Popovich, Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, and Becky Hammond were voted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023, sources told Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. A formal announcement will take place this Saturday during the men's Final Four in Houston. The enshrinement ceremony is scheduled for August 12....2023
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• Dawn Staley Named Honorary Pace Car Driver for Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway
Darlington Raceway announces University of South Carolina Women‘s Basketball Head Coach and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, Dawn Staley, will lead the field to green as the Honorary Pace Car Driver for the Cook Out Southern 500 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race on Sept. 4. “Dawn Staley is a true basketball legend that has […]...2022
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• Michael Jordan Named Presenter For Kobe Bryant At Naismith Hall of Fame
This week the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the list of Hall of Famers that were scheduled to present the much anticipated 2020 class of honorees. The high-profile presentation of the celebration will be done by Michael Jordan—who will honor Kobe Bryant on May 15th, 2021. The Hall of Fame Class of 2020 […] The post Michael Jordan Named Presenter For Kobe Bryant At Naism...2021
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• Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett’s Hall of Fame induction set for May 2021
NBA legends Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett will officially be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in May 2021. The three basketball icons were scheduled to be inducted this year. However, the ceremony was postponed due to COVID-19. Now, the enshrinement festival has been rescheduled for May 13-15, 2021. “These […] The post Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Gar...2020
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• Dikembe Mutombo to receive Craig Sager Strong Award
Turner and the NBA today announced that Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo will be the recipient of this year's Sager Strong Award at the NBA Awards on TNT, presented by Kia, to be held Monday, June 25, with coverage beginning at 9 p.m. ET. The Sager Strong Award, named for iconic Turner Sports sideline reporter Craig Sager, is presented annually to an individual who has b...2018
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• LeBron James would welcome a woman as his head coach
LeBron James would have no issues whatsoever with a woman being an NBA head coach, saying it “shouldn’t matter if you’re a male or a female.”The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar on Thursday was asked about San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon, who was a candidate for the Colorado State men’s basketball head-coaching job, a position ultimately filled by Niko Medved. James was asked whether he woul...2018
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• Warriors president Rick Welts reportedly selected to the Hall of Fame
In what many would consider a major surprise, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has selected Golden State Warriors president Rick Welts to be part of its Class of 2018. With over four decades of experience in the NBA, Welts is in his fifth season as the Warriors’ president and CEO. Prior to that, he served in the same capacity with the Phoenix Suns from 2002-11.With years of experience...2018
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• Kevin Garnett Retires: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• 2016 Hall of Famers Yao Ming, Allen Iverson, Shaq Transcended NBA Stardom
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• NBA's Next Hall of Fame Class Will Be Epic
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• The Exclusive Pat Riley Q&A: NBA's Ultimate Lifer Fights on in Post-LeBron Era
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