The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inducted nine new living members on Sept. 10 as part of its Class of 2022.
Inducted this year were NBA players Manu Ginobili and Tim Hardaway; WNBA players Lindsay Whalen and Swim Cash; coaches George Karl, Bob Huggins, and Marianne Stanley; and coaches Del Harris and Theresa Shank-Grentz, who were elected by the contributor/veterans committee.
This year’s list of more than 30 presenters included Hall of Famers and basketball greats Jerry West, Tim Duncan, Isiah Thomas, Mitch Richmond, Chris Mullin, Reggie Miller, Billy Cunningham, Dawn Staley, Charles Barkley, Tamika Catchings, Lisa Leslie, Geno Auriemma and more.
With the Class of 2022 inductees and an impressive list of presenters, I sorted out and packed 20 items to get signed over the four days of the weekend induction celebration. I set out to get all 20 items signed, but that certainly was a lofty goal.
The first four items were two mini-basketballs for Reggie Miller and Isiah Thomas for a collection of the NBA Top 75 players announced earlier this year, as well as mini-basketballs for Lindsay Whalen and one other WNBA 25 player (I was hoping for Lauren
