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Per tradition, each individual is able to select previous Hall of Fame inductees to accompany and present them on stage. It is a special honor for all involved. Herb Simon has made his selections: Larry Bird, former Pacers head coach and executive | class of 1998; Reggie Miller, first-round pick in 1987 | class of 2012; Tamika Catchings, first-round pick in 2001 | class of 2020

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Scott Agness: Olympic gold medalist Tyrese Haliburton is back in town and sitting courtside for Fever-Mercury. And so is Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings pic.x.com/cmx4dwuuuj

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NBA Communications: Jalen Rose, Pau Gasol and Tamika Catchings drafted their teams today for the 2024 Panini Rising Stars. Each legend selected seven players from the pool of 21 NBA rookies and sophomores. Detlef Schrempf will lead the team of seven NBA G League players. The Rising Stars rosters

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Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings, a co-chair for the host committee, along with actor, comedian, and Pacers superfan Mike Epps will emcee this event intended to fire up locals and guests alike for the big event. There will also be a performance by a national artist (TBA), music from local artists, the opportunity to see NBA and Pacers legends, plus fireworks. Never before has there been an opening ceremony for NBA All-Star weekend — until now.

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Carlos Boozer, who starred at Juneau-Douglas before finding the national spotlight at Duke and in the NBA, has been named to the National High School Hall of Fame. Boozer enters in the 2023 class with fellow basketball star Tamika Catchings, girls wrestling trailblazer Clarissa Chun and track and field sensation Maranda Brownson.

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Weatherspoon will be one of five Hall of Famers on stage with Cash when she is presented on Saturday, along with Auriemma, Isiah Thomas, Tamika Catchings and Tina Thompson. And as she watches her friend continue to grow in the latest stage of her basketball career, Weatherspoon knows "greater things are ahead." Cash is now setting her sights on making history as the first woman to lead an NBA front office. "That would be the goal," Cash says.

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Tim Hardaway, presented by Isiah Thomas (’00), Mitch Richmond (‘14), Chris Mullin (‘11), Yolanda Griffith (‘21), Nate Archibald (‘91) Manu Ginobili, presented by Tim Duncan (’20) Lindsay Whalen, presented by Dawn Staley (‘13), Charles Barkley (’06) Swin Cash, presented by Tamika Catchings (‘20), Teresa Weatherspoon (‘19), Tina Thompson (‘18), Isiah Thomas (’00), Geno Auriemma (‘06) Bob Huggins, presented by Jerry West (‘80), Rod Thorn (‘18) George Karl, presented by Roy Williams (‘07), Gary Payton (‘13), Bobby Jones (‘19)

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What David Stern did for the sport of basketball transcended any gender bias and opened a whole new world for women in the game. NBA commissioner from 1984 to 2014, Stern was the key figure in the formation and operation of the WNBA in 1997. That bold move paved the way for Stern, who died Jan. 1, 2020, to be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday night. Stern was joined in the induction class by former players Tamika Catchings, Swin Cash, Lauren Jackson and Debbie Brock, along with contributors Carol Callan, Sue Donohoe and Carol Stiff.

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Shams Charania: Michael Jordan will present Kobe Bryant in the 2020 Naismith Hall of Fame @Hoophall induction ceremony on May 15. Full list of inductees and presenters: pic.twitter.com/iD5r6EIxHF

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WNBA star and current Indiana Fever general manager Tamika Catchings joined the demonstration along with former Indiana Pacers player and Broad Ripple High School graduate George Hill and current Butler basketball head coach LaVall Jordan. Catchings says it is important for public figures to encourage people to vote. "But you’re going to be the ones that are going to lead this charge and lead us into that next generation, and we need you guys to step up," she says.

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CEO John Doleva told the Globe the Hall will decide this coming week whether to retain the Aug. 28-30 window, which will begin at Mohegan Sun and then return to Springfield for the induction. Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, and Tamika Catchings are among those in the class of 2020. Doleva said the Hall will move the ceremony from Symphony Hall (capacity 2,611), which has housed the event since 2009, to the MassMutual Center (capacity, 8,319), allowing patrons more room for social distancing. Doleva added alternate dates would be over the Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 9-11, or in the spring of 2021. The Hall is not considering a combined ceremony for the classes of 2020 and 2021. “I do want to make it very clear we will have a separate event for the class of 2020 because of the notoriety of that class and, frankly, every class deserves its own recognition," Doleva said. “There is a potential next calendar year that we could have two enshrinements.”

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Scott Agness: Pacers Sports & Entertainment recently had a Town Hall meeting — led by Malcolm Brogdon, T.J. McConnell, Tamika Catchings and Erica Wheeler of the Fever. Kevin Pritchard, on a Zoom call, says he’s been talking to Steve Kerr, Nate McMillan, David West and scout Carl Nicks.

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Evan Barnes: Mike Conley topped Tamika Catchings in that first round of H-O-R-S-E. In other news, that gym shows money well spent with that big contract.

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KSL Sports: Advancing through the first round of the HORSE tournament, Chauncey Billups aka Mr. Big Shot takes down Trae Young. MIke Conley and Tamika Catchings are next on ESPN. #TakeNote

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