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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 October 2024. Main article: List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major ...
Called by the Hall of Fame "the greatest collection of basketball talent on the planet"; won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics with an 8–0 record and an average victory margin of nearly 44 points; roster (Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Christian Laettner, Karl Malone, Chris ...
The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. Players from the winning team usually receive championship rings from the team honoring their contribution, with "rings" becoming shorthand for championships. [3]
The second Basketball Hall of Fame was not torn down, but was converted into an LA Fitness health club. The Basketball Hall of Fame features Center Court, a full-sized basketball court on which visitors can play. Inside the building there are a game gallery, many interactive exhibits, several theaters, and an honor ring of inductees.
NBA legend and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West has died at the age of 86.. The Los Angeles Clippers confirmed his death in a statement on Wednesday, June 12. “Jerry West ...
Only undrafted player in NBA history to be voted a starter for the NBA All-Star Game. One of three players in NBA history to receive NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times (along with Dikembe Mutombo, and Rudy Gobert.) First undrafted player in modern NBA history to be elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. [34]
The most seasons played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by a player listed at 5 feet 6 inches (168 cm) or shorter was 14 seasons by Muggsy Bogues who played from 1987 to 2001. The shortest player ever in the old American Basketball Association (1967–76) was Penny Ann Early , a 5-foot-3-inch (160 cm) jockey who took part in one ...
Jones was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984. [4] He was named to the NBA 25th Anniversary Team (1971), as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996), and the NBA 75th Anniversary Team (2021). [20] He was part of the inaugural class inducted into the American Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019. [21]