Today, at a Press Event presented by Haggar Clothing Company, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 11 members of the Class of 2015 to be honored September 10-12, 2015 during this year’s Enshrinement Ceremonies in Springfield, Massachusetts.
(Video) NBA: Rick Pitino Makes Fun Of His Infamous “Not Walking Through That Door” Press Conference
If you’re an avid NBA fan there’s a chance you’ve used the infamous “____ is not walking through that door” whenever a team is losing badly. Well that all begin with Rick Pitino when he was the coach of the Boston Celtics. Rick Pitino is being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend and he decided to make a joke about his now famous line. Read more after the jump.
NBA: HOF Inductee Oscar Schmidt Says He Would’ve Been ‘One of the Best 10 Ever’ Had He Played in the NBA
Oscar Schmidt is a legendary basketball player from Brazil who is being inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend. He was a star in international play during the 70s and 80s, but never played in the NBA because it would have meant that he’d be ineligible to play for his country at that time. If Schmidt had played NBA basketball, he believes he would have been one of the game’s 10 best players of all time.
