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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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• 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. […]
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• Former NBA referee and Hall of Famer Evans dies
Former long-time NBA referee Hugh Evans, a member of the 2022 Class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, passed away on Friday morning his wife, Cathy, told ESPN's Andscape....2022
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• Vanessa Bryant honors late husband Kobe Bryant with speech at 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony
The late Lakers legend was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday...2021
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• Kobe Bryant to receive stand-alone Hall of Fame exhibit
When Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant is enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, he’ll be honored in the museum with more than the usual plaque. Bryant will receive a stand-alone exhibit in the Hall, designed, in part, by his wife, Vanessa Bryant. According to Andrew Greif of the Los […]
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• Kobe Bryant’s widow, Vanessa, family aim to have significant part in Hall of Fame enshrinement
The late, great Kobe Bryant will be headlining this year’s class of Hall of Fame inductees. With the enshrinement ceremonies fast approaching, it has been revealed that the family of the Los Angeles Lakers legend, led by his wife, Vanessa, has every intention of playing a significant role in the ceremony. According to Naismith Memorial […]
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• Tracy McGrady, Rebecca Lobo, Bill Self headline Hall of Fame class
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- Tracy McGrady says his wife, Clerenda, has been trying to get him to say that he deserves to be in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame....2017
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• Hurricane puts Hall induction in perspective for McGrady
Tracy McGrady says the celebration of his induction in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has been muted by the impact of Hurricane Harvey on his family and neighbors in Texas....2017
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• Tracy McGrady, Jerry Krause, Rebecca Lobo headline Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class
Two-time scoring champion Tracy McGrady and former Bulls general manager Jerry Krause have been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, it was announced Saturday, a bittersweet moment for the Krause family coming 11 days following his death....2017
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• Iverson, Shaq and Yao Enter Hall of Fame with a Trail of Memories and Questions
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