Basketball Hall of Fame

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He's the First Fan Honored in the NBA Hall of Fame

Nav Bhatia has never missed a home Raptors game

(Newser) - Nav Bhatia loves the Toronto Raptors so much he wears their ring. The most devoted of fans, who has never missed a single home game since the team’s inception in 1995, got his own championship ring when the Raptors won the NBA Finals in 2019. And now, the superfan...

After 4 Decades, NBA Great Accepts HOF Ring

Bill Russell thought others should go in first

(Newser) - Bill Russell, one of the greatest players in NBA history by any measure, was chosen for the Hall of Fame in 1975. He was the first black player selected, but he didn't accept the honor, and he didn't want to explain why. On Friday, Russell announced that has...

Women's Star Lieberman Wants to Play Obama
Women's Star Lieberman Wants to Play Obama
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Oct 30, 2009 6:48 PM CDT

Women's Star Lieberman Wants to Play Obama

Hall of Famer, 51, takes exception to all-male White House games

(Newser) - Taking exception to all-male White House basketball games, Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman today challenged President Obama to some one-on-one. “To score some real points with the public, stop arguing and just play ball—with the best,” Lieberman, 51 and coming off a stint last year in the...

Air Jordan Touches Down in Hall of Fame

Guard leads class including David Robinson, John Stockton

(Newser) - Michael Jordan, maybe the greatest of them all, is taking his place alongside basketball's other greats. Jordan was being enshrined in the Hall of Fame tonight, an honor that follows all the championship rings and MVP trophies he collected during his career. He joins David Robinson and John Stockton, a...

Jordan Headlines Hall of Fame Class

(Newser) - In a foregone conclusion, Michael Jordan, in his first year of eligibility, has been selected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Former players David Robinson and John Stockton and two coaches were also selected, the body announced today in Detroit, where Jordan's alma mater, the University of North Carolina, plays...

Barkley's Arrest for DUI Leads to TMI

Hoop Hall of Famer busted en route to intimate encounter

(Newser) - Charles Barkley lived up to his reputation for telling it like it is when Arizona police pulled him over on suspicion of DUI early yesterday, E! reports. Asked why he had run a stop sign at 1:26am, he said he was in a hurry to pick up the...

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