CLEVELAND —
Manu Ginobili, a four-time NBA champion who spent his total profession with the San Antonio Spurs, headlines this yr’s group of finalists, which incorporates Lakers legend Michael Cooper, for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Fame.
Ginobili and Cooper had been two of 11 finalists introduced at a information convention Friday as a part of All-Star weekend occasions.
Former All-Star gamers Tim Hardaway and Marques Johnson can even be voted on for attainable induction together with NBA coach George Karl and WNBA stars Swin Money and Lindsay Whalen.
West Virginia coach Bob Huggins is also up for induction together with Outdated Dominion and WNBA coach Marianne Staley, longtime NBA referee Hugh Evans and Texas highschool coach Leta Andrews.
The finalists might be voted on by a panel to find out this yr’s class of inductees.
The 44-year-old Ginobili retired from the league following the 2017-18 season. Together with fellow Corridor of Fame ahead Tim Duncan and guard Tony Parker, the Argentine ahead was a key member of the Spurs groups that received titles in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2014.
He additionally helped Argentina win an Olympic gold medal in 2004.
The Corridor of Fame additionally introduced New York Knicks Corridor of Famer Walt Frazier, author Mechelle Voepel and NBC government Dick Ebersol are the 2022 Curt Gowdy Media Award recipients.
The Corridor of Fame’s class of 2022 might be introduced on the males’s Closing 4 on April 2 in New Orleans. The enshrinement is scheduled for Sept. 10 in Springfield, Mass.
Rising Stars recreation
The No. 1 general decide got here out on prime once more.
Detroit rookie Cade Cunningham, being counted on to deliver the Pistons again to relevancy, was named most useful participant of the NBA’s All-Star Rising Stars whereas main Staff Barry to a 25-20 win over Staff Isiah.
Cunningham, who scored 13 factors with six assists and 5 rebounds within the night time’s first recreation, had solely 5 factors within the finale however made a number of huge performs down the stretch, together with a clutch three-pointer.
Cunningham additionally made a nifty cross inside to arrange Orlando’s Franz Wagner, whose free throw sealed Staff Barry’s victory.
Don’t inform Cunningham these video games didn’t imply something. He got here into the Rising Stars with one purpose.
“To win,” he mentioned. “I felt like we had the group to do it, so we needed to come out and show ourselves and the get the [title]. So glad we did it.”
When he was handed the MVP trophy at midcourt, Cunningham was playfully booed by the Cleveland crowd, which was pulling for Cavaliers rookie Evan Mobley to win the consideration. Mobley, a former USC standout, was instrumental in Staff Barry’s victory, scoring 18 factors — 12 on dunks — within the two video games.
One of many All-Star weekend’s staple occasions, the format for Rising Stars, matching the league’s prime rookies towards second-year gamers, was modified this yr to a mini-tournament with three video games between 4 groups.
The semifinals had been performed to a goal rating of fifty, and the ultimate to 25 — a nod to the NBA’s seventy fifth anniversary. The groups had been coached by former All-Stars Rick Barry, Isiah Thomas, James Worthy and Gary Payton.
Within the first matchup, Memphis guard Desmond Bane made two free throws to safe a 50-49 win for Staff Isiah over Staff Worthy.
The second recreation additionally went right down to the wire with Houston’s Jae’Sean Tate dropping an acrobatic layup to push Staff Barry previous Staff Payton 50-48.
Superstar recreation
Peloton exercise influencer Alex Toussaint scored 18 factors to guide Staff Walton to a convincing 65-51 victory over Staff ‘Nique and earn essentially the most invaluable participant award.
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