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2020 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Steve Nash
MIES (Switzerland) - Steve Nash, a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player and Canada national team icon, is being inducted into FIBA Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2020.
Nash and eight other players - Isabelle Fijalkowski (France), Mieczyslaw Lopatka (Poland), Agnes Nemeth (Hungary), Park Shin-ja (Korea), Modestas Paulauskas (Lithuania), Kenichi Sako (Japan), Alexander Volkov (Ukraine) and Jure Zdovc (Slovenia) - are being enshrined, as well as legendary coaches Ruben Magnano (Argentina), Svetislav Pesic (Serbia) and Tara Van Derveer (USA).
Where does one start with the incredible story about Nash, who at first in childhood played soccer and ice hockey but then discovered basketball and blossomed into the best player his country has ever known? He truly was spectacular, a 1.91m (6Â ft 3Â in) point guard that became one of the most dominant figures on the NBA hardwood.
Dallas Nov 13, 2017
Paul George scored 37 points, Russell Westbrook added 27 and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame the absence of two regular starters to beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-99 on Sunday night. Carmelo Anthony was ruled out about an hour before tipoff because of a sore lower back, and starting center Steven Adams sat out with a right calf contusion. coach Oct 17, 2017
The 72nd regular season starts Tuesday night, when Boston heads to Cleveland and Houston goes to Golden State. Fans in Cleveland will boo Kyrie Irving, fans in Oakland will cheer the Warriors’ latest championship banner, and the march toward April will finally be underway.
Apr 8, 2021
Dikembe Mutombo retired from professional basketball following the NBA playoffs in 2009. Yet even at the age of 54, he remains confident he could still roam the paint and swat away the attempts of the game’s premier post players. “Of course, I would,” says Mutombo. “Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokić those are my two picks for MVP this season. If I were on the court with them, they would be able to get a few shots up, but only a few. I would remind them I’m the master of ceremonies.”
During his 19-year career in which he played for five teams and was named the Defensive Player of the Year four times Mutombo blocked 3,289 shots, the second-most in NBA history. He punctuated many of them with a finger wag. It’s a signature move he employs in Geico commercials, which have introduced him to a whole new generation of fans.
Houston Jul 12, 2019
Russell Westbrook and James Harden are together again, and Chris Paul is leaving Houston to make that reunion happen. A person with knowledge of the situation says the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Paul in a swapping of top point guards. The Thunder also are getting first-round picks in 2024 and 2026, plus the. Houston Jul 12, 2019
Russell Westbrook and James Harden are together again, and Chris Paul is leaving Houston to make that reunion happen. A person with knowledge of the situation says the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Paul in a swapping of top point guards. The Thunder also are getting first-round picks in 2024 and 2026, plus the.
March 9, 2021
14 Finalists for Class of 2021 Election
Chris Bosh, Paul Pierce, Jay Wright and Lauren Jackson Among First-Time Finalists
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (March 9, 2021) – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame today announced nine extraordinary players and five exceptional coaches as finalists from the North American and Women’s committees to be considered for election in 2021. A first look at the list of finalists was provided by
The Jump on ESPN, hosted by Rachel Nichols.
This year’s list includes nine first-time finalists: ninth-winningest coach in NBA history Rick Adelman, two-time NBA champion and 11-time NBA All-Star
Chris Bosh, five-time NBA champion and five-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection