Data map: Bosh played during the Heat.
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China News Service, March 10th. On the 9th local time, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the final list of candidates for the 2021 Hall of Fame. A total of 14 people were shortlisted.
The detailed list includes: Chris Bosh, Michael Cooper, Tim Hardaway, Marquis Johnson, Paul Pierce, Ben Wallace, Chris Webber, Rick Adelman (coach ), Bill Russell (coach), Leta Andrew (high school coach), Mariana Stanley (WNBA coach), Lauren Jackson (former WNBA player), Yolanda Griffith (former WNBA player) and Jay White (NCAA coach).
Among them, Bill Russell was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player as early as 1975.
This time he was shortlisted as the first black head coach in NBA history.
The final list will be announced on May 16, 2021, and the selection ceremony is expected to be held in September.
It is worth mentioning that the 2020 Hall of Fame selection ceremony was postponed to 2021. Basketball Hall of Fame CEO Dolev had previously stated that the 2020 Hall of Fame selection ceremony will not be combined with the 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony: The 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony will be held separately, because every Hall of Fame deserves to have a ceremony. It is possible that we will hold two Basketball Hall of Fame ceremonies in 2021." (End)