Former NBA Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard, along with former women’s basketball star Sue Bird, were the highlights of a group of athletes introduced in the Hall of Basketball Fame Naismith on Saturday night (6) in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Female Stars Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles, coach Billy Donovan, the owner of Miami Heat Micky Arison, referee Danny Crawford and the 2008 US Men’s Olympic team were also named.
Anthony and Howard were members of the 2008 US Olympic team.
The class, at the end of NCAA, in San Antonio.
with 28,289 career points, and went ten times to the All-Star Game. He won three Olympic gold medals (2008, 2012 and 2016), took Syracuse to the NCAA title in 2003 and was appointed to the 75th anniversary team in 2021.
“Sorry for my language, but damn it,” Anthony said, thrilled, during his inaugural speech. “Tonight, I don’t just get into the hall of fame, I carry the echoes of all the voices that told me I couldn’t … I had to build a new way. I had to write a new end.”
Howard, elected as a member of the first vote, was three times defensive player of the NBA year (2009-11) and eight times All-Star Game. It occupies the 10th place among the biggest rebounds in NBA history, with 14,627 career rebounds, and the 13th with 2,228 blocks.
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“My mother lost seven children [em abortos espontâneos]and he allowed me to bring light to her life, “Howard said.” I am honored to be before you as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. “
Won five Olympic gold medals (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020), four titles from and two university titles at UCONN. She was 13 times WNBA All-Star and holds the career league assistance record with 3,234.
Donovan trains Chicago Bulls after leading Oklahoma City Thunder and has 434 wins in the regular season after a victory on Friday (5). He also led Florida to consecutive NCAA titles (2006, 2007), accumulating 502 university wins.
The US Olympic team in 2008 had an 8-0 record, winning the gold medal and winning for an average of 27.9 points. The co-capitães were Kobe Bryant, Jason Kidd and Dwyane Wade, in a team that also had LeBron James, Chris Paul, as well as Anthony and Howard.
Moore led Minnesota Lynx to four WNBA titles (2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017), won two NCAA titles at UCONN and two Olympic gold medals.
“Find out what motivates you every day you get out of bed,” said Moore, who focuses on social justice issues since retiring before the 2019 season. “I want to challenge you, novices, every day looking for joy and connection.”
Fowles won four Olympic gold medals, retired as the greatest WNBA (4,006) rebound before being outdated and was eight times All-Star Game and twice WNBA champion.
Arison has owned Miami Heat since 1995 and won three titles (2006, 2012 and 2013).
Crawford was NBA referee from 1985 to 2017 and played in over 2,000 regular games and 300 playoff games, including NBA finals in 23 consecutive seasons.
