Posts Tagged ‘Basketball Hall of Fame’
Vanessa Bryant gives emotional speech at Hall of Fame ceremony
Vanessa Bryant paid tribute to her late husband Kobe during the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony on Saturday in Springfield, Massachusetts. Speaking at the 2020 Hall of Fame class enshrinement ceremony, which was postponed due to the global pandemic, Kobe’s widow said this was the right occasion for her to heap praise…
Read MoreKobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett headline nine-member 2020 Hall of Fame Class
The 2020 basketball hall of fame class was enshrined yesterday in Springfield, Massachusetts, the Birthplace of Basketball. As previously announced, in light of the unique circumstance surrounding the Class of 2020, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Election Process Committee suspended the Direct Election Categories for one year except for the International Committee. This…
Read MoreRick Pitino, group seeking to buy Pau Orthez
Rick Pitino, the current Iona University and Greece national team coach, is spearheading an investment group that’s expressed interest in purchasing the French club Pau Orthez. Pitino’s group includes former NBA player Jamal Mashburn and ex-NBA coach and league executive Stu Jackson. In an interview with Gazzetta.gr, Pitino, who returned to the NCAA ranks with…
Read MoreKobe Bryant to be posthumously inducted into Hall of Fame in May 2021
The late Kobe Bryant’s induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will take place in May 2021, the NBA announced over the weekend. This year’s Hall of Fame ceremony, which was to take place in August, was postponed due to the global pandemic. Along with Bryant, the 2020 Hall of Fame class includes…
Read MoreToni Kukoc should be enshrined into Basketball Hall of Fame
Basketball fans have been treated to installments of ESPN’s 10-part documentary titled The Last Dance. So far, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman have been the focal points of these episodes. While this trio certainly contributed to the Bulls’ second trio of titles, there were a few unsung heroes as well. One of those…
Read MoreHistory of the Basketball Hall of Fame
Dr. James Naismith invented basketball in Springfield, Massachusetts, where the Basketball Hall of Fame celebrates and curates its rich history. Some things are a natural match and just make sense together. That’s why the Basketball Hall of Fame is located in the city where the sport was invented in. As a result, the two share…
Read MoreNorth America’s all-time best NBA players
To distill the greatness of North American basketball since the inception of the NBA’s predecessors in 1946 into a single article requires broad brush strokes and a few quick impressions on a metaphorical canvas. A primer on the best NBA players of all time is a worthwhile place to start. The vast geographic region of…
Read MoreDino Radja in Basketball Hall of Fame
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Croatian Dino Radja will be enshrined as part of the 2018 class. The 50-year-old Dino Radja becomes the fourth Croatian (and 14th European) to enter the Basketball Hall of Fame after Dražen Petrović (2002), Krešimir Ćosić (1996), and coach Mirko Novosel (2007). Our website also voted…
Read MoreGreatest Basketball Players From South America
Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, and Magic Johnson and others have defined the game in the Americas. They are all among the best NBA players to ever play the game. But great basketball players from South America have also left a large imprint on the game. The greatest basketball players from South…
Read MoreBest European Basketball Players of All Time
Who are the best European basketball players of all time? Check out out top 15 European basketball players: 15.Dino Radja|1967|210 cm|C|Croatia Alongside Toni Kukoc, Radja accomplished great things for KK Split early in his career, snatching back-to-back Euroleague titles in 1989, and 1990. This set him on the path to becoming one of the best European basketball…
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