NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Former NBA stars Steve Nash, Ray Allen, Jason Kidd, Grant Hill and Maurice Cheeks will be among 13 people inducted Friday into the Basketball Hall of Fame. The honorees will be enshrined in ceremonies at the sporting shrine in Springfield, Massachusetts, near the game’s birthplace, with a gala gathering of legends serving as presenters as well. Other inductees will include Croatian player Dino Radja, college coach Charles “Lefty” Driesell, […]
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NBA: Nash, Kidd among Hall of Fame 2018 nominees
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Former star NBA point guards Steve Nash and Jason Kidd head the list of first-time eligible candidates for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2018, the organization said Thursday. Canada’s Nash, a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player with the Phoenix Suns, ranks third in the NBA history with 10,335 assists. Kidd, the current coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, ranks second in assists (12,091) and career triple-doubles […]





