Greg Popovich has attended induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame several times, always on stage to support someone.
Next year he can attend with another function.
Popovich, the winningest coach in the NBA and a former Hall of Fame inductee, is among the first inductees in the Class of 2023.
The group also includes three international stars: German Dirk Nowitzki, Frenchman Tony Parker and Spanish Pau Gasol. Dwayne Wade is also on the list.
The presence of all four in the nomination pool was expected, but Popovich was a surprise, as it was never clarified when the Hall of Fame would consider him as a candidate.
“It’s going to be an incredible moment, I really am,” Nowitzki said. “After everything that has happened in recent years, it will be the best, with the messages and tributes given to me, and now together with the best of our games.
the United States women’s team that competed in the 1976 Olympics, as well as the 1982 Cheyney University team, the first from an all-African-American university to win an NCAA title. Coach Jim Larrañaga from the University of Miami was also involved, earning his 400th win.
New members in 2023 will be announced on April 1 during the Final Four – Definition of the United States College Championships in Houston. The elevation ceremony will take place between August 11 and 12 at the headquarters in Springfield, Massachusetts.
It could be one of the most extravagant squares in history, especially if Parker and Popovich go together. Popovich has led San Antonio to five NBA championships, four with Parker at point guard. The other two stars of the Spurs’ so-called “Big 3” from that era – Tim Duncan and Argentine Manu Ginobili – are already members of the Hall of Fame.
