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How to watch tonight's Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
It’s time to honor some basketball legends.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will induct its Class of 2023, with 12 inductees set to be enshrined — six current or former coaches, five former NBA and WNBA players and one iconic team.
Forty-five current Hall of Famers are expected to be in attendance, either as spectators or presenters.
Here’s all the info for the upcoming enshrinement ceremony, including how to watch it, when and where it will be held and more about the Hall of Fame:
No, not technically.
The Basketball Hall of Fame is for all contributors to the game, including those associated with the NBA, WNBA, NCAA and other leagues across the world. That includes players, coaches, executives, broadcasters and more.
As aforementioned, there are 12 inductees for the Class of 2023. Here’s the full list, in alphabetical order:
1. Gene Bess (coach)
2. Gary Blair (coach)
3. Pau Gasol (player)
4. Becky Hammon (player)
5. David Hixon (coach)
6. Gene Keady (coach)
7. Dirk Nowitzki (player)
8. Tony Parker (player)
9. Gregg Popovich (coach)
10. Jim Valvano (coach)
11. Dwayne Wade (player)
12. 1976 U.S. Women’s Olympic Basketball Team
The Class of 2023 enshrinement ceremony will air exclusively on NBA TV on Saturday, Aug. 12, at 8 p.m. ET.
The ceremony will be held at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., where the sport was invented by James Naismith way back in 1891.
Yes, fans can attend the enshrinement ceremony at the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Information about tickets can be found here, but all packages are sold out for 2023. Ticket prices ranged from $149 for balcony seats to $5,000 for the platinum VIP package.
The Boston Celtics lead all franchises with 41 members, either players or coaches, who are in the Hall.
Behind the Celtics, the Los Angeles Lakers (34, including Gasol), New York Knicks (29) and Detroit Pistons (26) have the most Basketball Hall of Famers.
Six new retired NBA players will become eligible for the Basketball Hall of Fame next year: Vince Carter, Tyson Chandler, Joakim Noah, Kyle Korver, Jamal Crawford and Marvin Williams.
Carter, with over 25,000 career points and eight All-Star selections, is a strong candidate from that group. Noah and Chandler both won Defensive Player of the Year, while Crawford won Sixth Man of the Year three times.
There are also a number of returning candidates who were not elected in 2023, including players Chauncey Billups, Amar’e Stoudemire, Shawn Marion and Tom Chambers and coaches John Beilein, Jim Larranaga and Rollie Massimino.
