CLEVELAND — Manu Ginobili, a four-time NBA champion who spent his complete profession with the San Antonio Spurs, headlines this yr’s group of finalists for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Fame.
Ginobili was considered one of 11 finalists introduced at a press convention Friday as a part of All-Star Weekend occasions.
Former All-Star gamers Michael Cooper, 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 Previous Dominion and WNBA coach Marianne Staley, longtime NBA referee Hugh Evans and Texas highschool coach Leta Andrews.
The finalists will probably 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 govt Dick Ebersol are the 2022 Curt Gowdy Media Award recipients.
The Corridor of Fame’s class of 2022 will probably be introduced on the males’s Closing 4 on April 2 in New Orleans. The enshrinement is scheduled for Sept. 10 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
